Beta (Ma 3128) (world)
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Beta/New Mars (Magyar 3128) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | C576ADA-9
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | G7 V M1 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 3 |
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
Beta (Ma 3128) is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
- Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
- This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the New Mars Subsector of Magyar Sector in the Domain of Sol.
- This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
The 8894th ScoutRon of the 96th Fleet, is stationed here.
Binary Solar System[edit]
Beta (Ma 3128) Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Beta (Ma 3128) G7 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.95 5480 - 5550 0.83567 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0043 0.0758 0.88 - 1.56 0.43 4.3 Orbit # * * 3 1 6 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Beta (Ma 3128) M1 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0023 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.23 2.3 Orbit # * * 1 0 5
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Beta is a high population, heavily industrialized Imperial world, located in the New Mars Subsector of Magyar.
- The system contains a Scout Base.
- Beta was claimed by the Solomani Confederation, but captured by the Imperium during the Solomani Rim War along with most of the subsector.
- Imperial nobility on Beta include a Count and a Knight.
Beta was originally Beta Port, a secondary facility supporting the Terran colony established on Beagle, in what the Terran Confederation called Ceti Command. The name "Beta" stuck.
Imperial High (Landed) Nobility[edit]
Beta (Ma 3128), as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of two members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD. (star map)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11,47. (dot map provided)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 11,50. (dot map provided)
- Marc Miller. "Wars of the Imperium." Imperial Encyclopedia (1987): TBD.
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 14
- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
- Author & Contributor: Dakin Burdick
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com