Burien (world)

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Burien/Shumisdi (Diaspora 1435)
Classic Era (1116)
C201566–B
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population5 Moderate (300 thousand)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary A9 V K8 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Burien is an icy, nonindustrial vacuum world, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

  • Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
  • It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Shumisdi Subsector of Diaspora Sector in the Domain of Sol.
  • This world is administered from Frey, four parsecs away.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System[edit]

Burien Binary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Burien

A9 V

Primary Main Sequence 1.75 7220 - 7400 7.08979
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0081 0.2209 2.32 - 4 0.81 8.1
Orbit #  * 0 5 2 7
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Burien

K8 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.62 3930 - 3990 0.18766
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0029 0.0359 0.45 - 0.84 0.29 2.9
Orbit #  *  * 2 0 5

History & Background[edit]

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Imperial High (Landed) Nobility[edit]

Burien, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

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