Melchior (world)

Melchior/Arcturus (Solomani Rim 2626)
Classic Era (1116)	A5569CC-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 9 High (2 billion) Government C Charismatic Oligarchy Law C Extreme Law (no privacy) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M3 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Arcturus Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• It is located in the Scandia Cluster.

Description (Planetology)

Stellar Data

Melchior has a solitary primary star.

Melchior
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2626 Melchior (Imperial)

Starport: Class V.

Diameter: 4,400 miles (7,000 km). Gravity: 0.49g.
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 56%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: 2.7 billion.
Government: Oligarchy.
Control Level: 6.
Tech Level: 10.
World Trade Number: 5.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

Melchior is a high-population Imperial world located in the Scandia Cluster.

World Starport (Sp)

Melchior has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Economy

Trade Data

Melchior imports large quantities of protein meal from Scandia.

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 Signal GK (book)
• TNE Survival Margin
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim