Backman (world)

Backman/Sufren (Diaspora 2209)
Classic Era (1116)	B55497B-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 9 High (1 billion) Government 7 Balkanization Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K0 V M0 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Backman is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sufren Subsector of Diaspora Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• This world has a colony at Ashiizar.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Alurzan Loop.

Stellar Data

Backman has two stars in the star system.

Backman
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0076	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.76	7.6
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Backman
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks

History & Background

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Backman, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.

World Starport (Sp)

Backman has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• There is an associated Imperial Naval Base, hosting elements of the 198th Fleet.

World Population (P)

Backman has a population of 1,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• MegaTraveller Astrogators' Guide to the Diaspora Sector
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided)
• MegaTraveller Hard Times (Khavle and Pasdaruu Subsectors)
• TNE Path of Tears (Promise and Khulam Subsections)
• Periodical: TNE Traveller Chronicle 5 in Article: 'Astrogator's Update to Diaspora Sector'