Astar (world)

Astar/Ingo (Astron 0530)
Classic Era (1116)	X668000-2 Starport X No Starport Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 2 Pre-Industrial (printing)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F5 V F6 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	0

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Astar does not meet the criteria for any standard classification.

• It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Ingo Subsector of Astron Sector.

• This die back world was once settled and developed, but the inhabitants have either died off or left, leaving behind the ruins and remnants of their civilization.
• It is a balmy tropical world, with a climate of high temperatures.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Astar is a binary star system.

• Both are white main sequence stars.

Astar has two stars in the star system.

Astar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.33	6350 - 6550	2.71319
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0137	0.1366	1.49 - 2.6	1.37	13.7
	Orbit #	*	0	4	4	7
	Remarks		None
Astar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F6 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.25	6280 - 6350	2.18366
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0126	0.1226	1.36 - 2.36	1.26	12.6
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks		None

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x8 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 planetoid belts.

Mainworld Data

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zones prime H region.
• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

• The world orbits beyond the stars Jump Shadow.

Mainworld Size (S)

Astar is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Astar has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Astar has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Satellites:

Astar retains a small trace atmosphere moon.

• It orbits once every few days.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.
• Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
• Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

(Placeholder chart, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

Abundant, diverse native life filling every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

• The world is hot and much of its land area experiences a tropical climate. Flora is abundant and grows prolifically.
• The world is home to many types of megafauna, including gigantic herbivores and powerful predatory carnivores.

History & Background (Dossier)

The system is a remote wilderness, lying on the very edge of Charted Space.

• Information about the system is limited.
• The resources of the system are largely untapped.

Astar is a former colony of the Wuaye.

• It has been abandoned for more than a thousand years.
• Only a few ruins of the former settlements remain.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Astar does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Technology Level (T)

Astar has a die back Tech Level of TL–2.

• The world has no functioning technological base.

Salvage

• Remains on this world include worked raw materials, and metals and alloys.
  • These may be salvaged.

World Government (G)

Astar has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military

None.

World Law (L)

Astar has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy

• Resources: 8 (moderate)
• Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)

Astar is unpopulated.

• Rumors persist that a number of Wuaye got left behind when the world was abandoned around the Year 0.

Urbanization

A few derelict urban centers are surrounded by abandoned satellite communities.

• The ruins are concentrated into a single region.
• The remains are all heavily overgrown.

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 0 (none)
• Acceptance: 0 (none)
• Strangeness: 0 (none)
• Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline

• ca -350: The system is explored and settled by the Wuaye.
• ca Year 0: The settlement on Astar is abandoned.
• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

UWP Listing

• ca Year 0: B668455-9 Ni / Tr

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.

• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 50, 51. (Sector named, dot map provided locating world)
• Author & contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data) / Geir Lanesskog (refinement of data).
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS