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Epsilon Sculptoris
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System where first alien artifact was found | |
 Image from Steve Bowers | |
| The object, apparently a (highly eroded) fragment of an autonomous vessel, was dated by photoluminescence, micrometeoroid impact and cosmic ray degradation rates | |
Multiple System
Distance from Sol: 89.5 ly
Constellation: Originally Sculptor, this star has since moved into Fornax.
Primary: Epsilon Sculptoris A
Type: F-type subgiant
Secondary: Epsilon Sculptoris B, 126 AU distant
Type: G5v
Tertiary: Epsilon Sculptoris C 900 AU distant
Type: M6v
Quarternary: Epsilon Sculptoris D 2500 AU distant
Type: M5v
The first alien artifact, a fragmentary hull of a robotic satellite, was discovered here in 1460 AT. This artifact was 196 million years old, a relic of the unnamed species HIE636MZE.
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Text by Steve Bowers
Initially published on 17 April 2012.
Initially published on 17 April 2012.
