Sol (star)

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Sol
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Spectral G2 V
Type Main Sequence
Luminosity 1 LSol LSol
Absolute magnitude 4.83
Mag Terra −26.74 (0th)
Temperature 5,778 K° K
Mass 1 MSol MSol


Sol is the solitary star of the Terran system, and gives its name to Sol Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector.

Description (Specifications)

Sol is an unremarkable G2 V yellow-white main sequence Population I star.

  • Effective stellar temperature is 5,800° K.
  • The Sol star system lies at the Origin of the Galactic Coordinate System.

History & Background (Dossier)

Sol is the primary star of the world Terra/Sol (Solomani Rim 1827).

Because of the Terran influence during the Rule of Man, Sol is used in the Imperial and Solomani scientific systems as the basis for defining stellar mass, radius and luminosity; Sol has a value of 1 in each of these figures.

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