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Ran (Epsilon Eridani) System, The
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Early colony system near Sol | |
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| The planets of the Ran System; Dufa, Hroenn, Bara, Unn, Ægir, Hefring and Himinglaeva | |
System Ran (Eridan Ran) -Data Panel | |
| Primary | Ran, Epsilon Eridani |
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| Location | - Distance from Sol: 10.502 ly (J2000) - Constellation: Eridanus Reached: 595 AT by the Kelkemesh, a Gengineer Republic starship, followed by the Mayari from the Cislunar Alliance in 603, and the Cinnabar from the Martian Union in 607. |
| Star | Names: Ran, Epsilon Eridani, 18 Eridani, Gliese 144 (GJ 144), HD 22049, HIP 16537, HR 1084, JD 1452 Physical characteristics: - Mass: 1.553E+30 kg (0.781 x Sol) - Radius: 577,893 km (0.831 x Sol) - Luminosity: 0.381 x Sol (bolometric) - Temperature: 4,975 Kelvin - Spectral type: K2V - Rotation period: 11.2 days - Age: 800 million years |
| Planets | The star and its planets are named after Ran, Ægir, and their daughters. 1) Dufa: Videntian SulfoliTerrestrial LapiMinervan AzoCytherean Semi-major axis = 0.197 AU, Orbital period = 36.14 days, Eccentricity = 0.019, Mass = 0.526 x Earth, Radius = 0.823 x Earth 2) Hroenn: Videntian AcidiTerrestrial LapiYdratian AquaCytherean Semi-major axis = 0.336 AU, Orbital period = 80.50 days, Eccentricity = 0.024, Mass = 0.773 x Earth, Radius = 0.930 x Earth 3) Bara: TholiTerrestrial LapiRhean OceaThermal AquaGaian Semi-major axis = 0.534 AU, Orbital period = 161.3 days, Eccentricity = 0.026, Mass = 1.141 x Earth, Radius = 1.064 x Earth 4) Unn: HydroTerrestrial LapiRhean EstuaTepidal AquaGaian Semi-major axis = 0.712 AU, Orbital period = 248.3 days, Eccentricity = 0.027, Mass = 0.407 x Earth, Radius = 0.774 x Earth - First Ran Belt: 1:4 to 1:2 mean motion resonance with Ægir Inner radius = 1.40 AU, Outer radius: 2.22 AU 5) Ægir (Epsilon Eridani b): AmmoJovian HydrogeoBarian Semi-major axis = 3.52 AU, Orbital period = 7.47 years, Eccentricity = 0.12, Mass = 1.19 x Jupiter, Radius = 11.608 x Earth - Second Ran Belt: Inner radius = 8 AU, Outer radius: 20 AU 6) Hefring: CryoazuriNeptunian GeliJotunnian HydrogeoBarian Semi-major axis = 26.19 AU, Orbital period = 151.7 years, Eccentricity = 0.035, Mass = 18.59 x Earth, Radius = 4.715 x Earth 7) Himinglaeva: MethoJovian HydrogeoBarian Semi-major axis = 47.83 AU, Orbital period = 374.2 years, Eccentricity = 0.1, Mass = 34.80 x Earth, Radius = 7.241 x Earth - Third Ran Belt: Inner radius = 52 AU, Outer radius: 76 AU |
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| Dufa, a Cytherian (Venus-like) world in this system. | |
Travel | |
| Wormholes | Ordered by age since first opened Vast Horizon (3,800 m) to Nova (Tau Ceti) Two Sides of the Same Walkway (1,300 m) to Keid (40 Eridani) |
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| Ægir and its Io-like moon, Fimafeng | |
System
Ran is orbited by seven planets - four terrestrials, one neptunian, and two jovians.Both Dufa and Hroenn are Cytherean worlds, with thick atmospheres consisting mainly of carbon dioxide and water vapor, respectively. Volcanic eruptions are very common on both worlds, although planetary engineering allowed these eruptions to be controlled, preventing damage to the surface settlements.
The surface of the next two worlds - Bara and Unn - were shrouded by the tholin haze layer characteristic of young worlds, but the details below it were slightly different. Bara and Unn were AquaGaian-type worlds. Bara, the larger planet, is almost completely flooded, with few volcanic islands jutting out of the ocean. Unn, the smaller one, is also drier, with only roughly half of its surface covered with water bodies. In the Current Era, both worlds have been transformed to various degrees, although none of them are habitable to baseline humans. Microbiotic biospheres were present on both Bara and Unn, and have been integrated into the foundation of the biospheres that inhabit the two planets in the Current Era.
Ægir is by far the largest planet of the Ran system, with a mass of around 1.2 Jupiters and a semimajor axis of 3.39 AU. In many ways it strongly resembled a younger version of Jupiter of Solsys, and its epithet in many cultures, especially those descended from the colonists affiliated with the Gengineer Republic, can be roughly translated to 'New Jupiter' or 'Young Jupiter'. Ægir was orbited by three large satellites known as Fimafeng, Eldir, and Gerd, as well as a large number of asteroidal moons.
In the Current Era, the planet and its moons have been transformed into a Jupiter brain, home of the system's S4 overseer. Waste heat from the Jupiter brain is used to power the civilizations inhabiting the surrounding Matrioshka micronode.
Finally, the two cold worlds - Hefring, and Himinglaeva, are located near the edge of the two outer debris belts, and serve to shepherd them.
For more details of the history of the Ran system, see this page.
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| Hefring, a cold ice giant on the edge of this system. | |
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Development Notes
Text by M. Alan Kazlev, revised by QwertyYerty 2018
Further amended by The Astronomer and Dangerous Safety 2021
Initially published on 24 October 2001.
Renamed in December 2015 in line with new IAU nomenclature
Other planets in this system renamed in 2021 by The Astronomer
Further amended by The Astronomer and Dangerous Safety 2021
Initially published on 24 October 2001.
Renamed in December 2015 in line with new IAU nomenclature
Other planets in this system renamed in 2021 by The Astronomer
