Asterope (world)

Asterope/Euxene (Aldebaran 0706)
Classic Era (1115)	C201151-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 1 Low (60) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M6 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Asterope is an icy, low-population vacuum world, with a population less than 10,000 sophonts in population size, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
• This world is a "Twilight Zone World", a planet that is tidally-locked to its primary star, giving a hot pole, a cold pole and a twilight zone in-between.
• It is a part of the Third Reformed French Confederate Republic, a member state of the Solomani Confederation, located in the Euxene Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System

Asterope Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Asterope Primary M6 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.302	2000 - 2800	0.006
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00297	0.00615	0.06 - 0.1	0.297	2.97
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	5
	Remarks
	This world does NOT orbit the actual star Asterope in the Pleiades Cluster, but a star near the actual location of the astronomical Asterope.
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Asterope Companion M5 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.331	2000 - 2900	0.007
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00333	0.00694	0.07 - 0.11	0.333	3.33
	Orbit #	*	*	*	1	5
	Remarks
	This world does NOT orbit the actual star Asterope in the Pleiades Cluster, but a star near the actual location of the astronomical Asterope.

Worlds

Asterope Minor

Orbit	SubOrbit	Name	Diameter	Density	Gravity	Rotation	Revolution	e	World Type
0.05	--	Qui	1200	6.2	0.30	tl	7.45d	0.06	Terrestrial
0.11	--	Asterope	3200	7.5	1.03	tl	24.3d	0.02	Terrestrial
0.5	--	Zunsaipah	1600	6.1	1.0	tl	235.74d	0.05	Terrestrial

Asterope Prime

No planetary bodies.

Mainworld Data

The Asterope mainworld is an tidally-locked, ice-capped rock orbiting a dangerously temperamental M-class dwarf. The larger M-class dwarf next door is, however, even worse.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Most surface features are impact craters. The main settlement can be found in such a crater on the planetary terminator, near the local ecliptic.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

None.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport

Port Willis

Asterope has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level

Asterope possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

World Government

Asterope is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Law Level

Asterope has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

Mining and Service economies.

Trade Data

Metal ores.

World Demographics

No information yet available.

World Culture

A mixture of outcasts and scavengers make up the bulk of the population.

Urbanization

Port Willis is the main settlement on this planet, located in a terminator crater. It is ruled by a Governor Louis, who holds power by virtue of the fact that his supporters are numerous and better armed than competing groups. The main trade is in copper ores, mined within the crater deep point.

There is a mining settlement 200km north along the terminator, Espirit de Pierre, with what might generously be called a Class-E starport. This settlement has an elected Mayor, called Philippe Artoi. The settlement was founded over a set of large veins of iron, precious metals, and pitchblende. Mayor Artoi apparently seeks a means by which the ores can be exported directly, but currently is beholden to use Starport Willis.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

C 2 0 1 1 5 1 – A

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• Periodical: Imperial Lines 2 by Author: Steven Eric Schwartz
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• External Link: CORE Data Site
• External Link: Federation Development Agency
• External Link: Zho Berka's Maps
• Author & Contributor: Dochsavage
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney of the Federation Development Agency (FDA)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science