Hyades Subsector

Aglaea Subsector
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Sector	Canopus
Capital	Dione (world)
Number of Systems	23
Majority Control	Solomani Confederation - 83%
2nd Control	Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 17%

Hyades Subsector is Subsector A of Canopus Sector.

• It lies within the Solomani Confederation.
• It is also known as Aglaeah Subsector.

Description (Specifications)

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding Hyades Subsector:

Astrographic Features

The subsector is a generally unremarkable area lying within the Solomani Confederation.

• It is an average stellar density region.
• The core region of the Hyades Cluster, a notable astrographic feature, is shown by a blue circle.
• The brightest stars in the sector are the evolving blue giants contained within the Hyades Cluster.

Stellar Distribution

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Hyades Subsector.

• The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
• The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.

• Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
• Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.

Rift Regions

The subsector contains a single rift region:

• The Hulda Waste.

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic and commercial concept based on Jump Drive performance.

• Most commercial vessels typically use Jump Drives capable of Jump-3 or less.
• Areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
• Rifts represent a considerable obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.

World Listing

The following systems and worlds can be found within this area:

23 Worlds in the Hyades Subsector

Baccarin  •  Bathsheba  •  Bowin Prime  •  Bream  •  Brulanta  •  Coronis  •  Dezerta  •  Dione  •  Dresselhaus  •  Edifice  •  Eudroa  •  Fakhri  •  Gliklik  •  Harrow  •  Maro  •  Novosibirsk  •  Nunavut  •  Poire  •  Poltava  •  Senmovigita  •  Shun (Ca 0601)  •  Tundro  •  Xuan  •  

Hyades Cluster

Hyades Cluster

The Hyades is the nearest open cluster to Terra, lying around 47 parsecs from Sol. It consists of a roughly spherical group of hundreds of stars sharing the same age, place of origin, chemical characteristics, and motion through space. When viewed from the surface of Terra, the Hyades form part of the head of the constellation of Taurus, the Bull.

• The Cluster is visible to the naked eye on worlds across the region.

The core of the Cluster occupies Astrographic Hex Locations 0402, 0502, 0503, and 0602 of Hyades Subsector.

• The Cluster contains no known viable worlds and is not marked as a travel destination on commercial star charts.
• The whole of the core region should be considered a Red Zone for travel purposes.

A basic overview of the Cluster:

(Imagery sourced from Traveller Map)

• Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
  However, the largest of those specks shine extremely brightly.

Within the Cluster

The core of the Cluster is more than 2.5 parsecs across and lies close to the coreward edge of Hyades Subsector (Subsector A of Canopus Sector).

• It contains around 200 stars, including a number of giant, short-lived B-type stars that have evolved off of the main sequence, several other giants, numerous main sequence stars, a small number of brown dwarf substellar objects, and a few tiny white dwarf stellar remnants.
• The Cluster contains large amounts of ionized gas and dust which diffuse, refract, and reflect the light of the stars, giving it an ethereal glow.

The stars within the Cluster have extremely powerful, wildly fluctuating magnetic fields that interact with one another over vast distances. They twist and sculpt the vast gas clouds that surround them into ghostly bulbs, columns, and spires that can have dimensions measured in thousands of AU.

• Radiation levels within the cluster are extremely high: exposure to local radiation levels causes serious health issues and damages electronic devices.
• Gravitational effects within the Cluster's core render jump drives either inoperative or extremely likely to suffer a catastrophic misjump: jumping into the cluster is likely to be a one way trip.
• The cluster causes significant interference, strange tones and loud noises, and extreme static on commo and sensors, severely hampering functionality and usage.

Central Anomaly

The very center of the Cluster is believed to contain a Space-Time Anomaly. The nature of this feature, if it exists, remains unclear.

Broader Effects

The tidal influence of the stars at the Cluster's core can be measured around ten parsecs away from the core region. The extended halo of stars associated with the cluster (stars sharing very similar physical characteristics and motion) extends rimward deep into Canopus Sector, to spinward into the Ustral Quadrant and Dark Nebula sectors, coreward into Magyar Sector, and trailing into Aldebaran Sector and the Solomani Rim.

• Many of the stars within this region are in the process of escaping from the cluster.
• The cluster's huge stars cause interference, strange tones and noises, and heavy static on commo and sensors for many parsecs around the feature.

Subsector Summary

Hyades, subsector A of Canopus, contains 23 worlds with an estimated combined population of 43 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,812, and a total economy of BCr165,561. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr3,808 through 15 starports (5 Class A, 3 Class B, 6 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 608,900 people. Driving this interstellar trade are three Agricultural (Ag) worlds, one Non-Agricultural (Na) world, three Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Hyades maintain four Naval bases, and two Military bases. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 13 at Bream (Canopus 0403).

Hyades, subsector A of Canopus, contains 35 stars and 249 identified planets; 12 monostellar systems, ten binary systems, one trinary system, and no systems with four or more stars. 20 of the 23 systems (86%) have native gas giants. There are no Asteroid (As) belts, three Desert (De) worlds, two Garden (Ga) worlds, one Ice-capped (Ic) world, three Poor (Po) worlds, no Vacuum (Va) worlds, and three Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Hyades has an estimated population of 43 billion distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, ten Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, eight Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Dione (Canopus 0404). The population consists primarily of 3 sophont groups.

3 identified sophont populations in Hyades
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 43 billion on 22 worlds. Aslan of Kusyu (Dark Nebula 1226): 5 million on one world. Dolphin of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): Less than 1 million on two worlds.

Solomani Confederation

The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over 19 worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of 43 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,813, and a total economy of BCr164,010. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr3,736 through 11 starports (4 Class A, 2 Class B, 4 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 595,390 people. Driving this interstellar trade are two Agricultural (Ag) worlds, one Non-Agricultural (Na) world, two Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Solomani Confederation maintain two Naval bases and two Military bases within the subsector. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 13 at Bream (Canopus 0403).

The Solomani Confederation has an estimated population of 43 billion within the subsector, distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, ten Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, six Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Dione (Canopus 0404). The population consists of 3 sophont groups.

• The Solomani Confederation subsector capital of Hyades is Dione (Canopus 0404).

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

There are four Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Hyades with an estimated combined population of 420 million.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

Polity Listing: 1105

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

• Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
  • None

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

• Other Powers
  • None

• Solomani Confederation (Solomani powers)
  • Various systems and worlds.

• Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
  • None

Native Sophonts (NILs): 1105

The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • None

• Non-Human Races
  • Sciapod

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

Demographics: 1105

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race)
  • Vilani (Major Race)

• Non-Human Races
  • Aslan (Major Race)
  • Sciapod

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this area:

• No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• T20 Fighting Ships of the Solomani
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• GDW Map of Charted Space
• EXTERNAL LINK: Zho Berka's Maps
• Author & Contributor: Rupert Boleyn (Data generated to match dot map)