Arcturus (SR 2921) (world)

Arcturus/Arcturus (Solomani Rim 2921)
Classic Era (1116)	C000364-C Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 3 Low (8 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K1 III
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	0

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Arcturus is a ring of many small worldlets (planetoids AKA an "asteroid belt"), not capable of retaining an atmosphere or water, and is also a low-population vacuum environment with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Arcturus Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• Some also call it Arcturus Belt.
• It is a colony of Banasdan (Solomani Rim 2920), administered in a government enclave at Wainwright Starport.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Arcturus is a comparative backwater system, neither particularly rich or important. Its population is almost entirely composed of miners and their support personnel.

• Mining licenses have been restricted to larger corporations such as Lamarck Minerals and Triple-G Resources, which has caused resentment among locals.

Arcturus has a solitary primary star.

Arcturus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K1 III	Giant		4.2	3800 - 4800	140
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.19726	0.98141	9.41 - 15.33	19.726	197.26
	Orbit #	0	3	7	8	11
	Remarks		Alpha Boötis

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2921 Arcturus (Imperial)

Starport: Class III - None.

Diameter: Asteroids. Gravity: N/A.
Atmosphere: None.
Hydrographics: None.
Climate: Torrid.
Population: 8,000.
Government: Captive (Banasdan).
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 12.
World Trade Number: 3.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Arcturus Belt is a low-population asteroid belt located in Arcturus Subsector of the Solomani Rim.

• The system is a member of the Imperium.
• It was part of the Arcturus Federation until joining the Imperium in 583.

References

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• John Harshman. The Solomani Rim (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), 32. (UWP)
• Classic Traveller Murder on Arcturus Station
• Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 113.
• David L. Pulver. Solomani Rim (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), 97.
• Martin Dougherty. Solomani Front (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 203.