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== Description (Planetology) ==
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|name= {{World|Aster (SM 1739)|Spinward Marches|Glisten|1739}}
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|era = Milieu 1116
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== Astrography & Planetology ==
 
Approximately 99% of the planet's surface is covered with ice, though there is just enough temperature variation to allow for isolated melting, especially at the equator.
 
Approximately 99% of the planet's surface is covered with ice, though there is just enough temperature variation to allow for isolated melting, especially at the equator.
  
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{{MonostellarSystem
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|name= Aster
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|primary = K9 V
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|PrimaryName = Aster primary
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{{GURPS Worlds paragraph
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|hex=1739
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|gtZone=
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|name=Aster
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|alg=Imperial
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|gtStarport=Class III
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|gtBase=
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|gtDiameter=8017
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|gtGravity=
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|gtAtmosphere=Standard oxygen-nitrogen
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|gtHydro=100
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|gtClimate=Cold
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|gtPopulation=7400
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|gtGovernment=Corporate
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|gtCL=0
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|gtTL=9
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|gtWTN=3 }}
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
[[Glisten Mineralogical]] operates a test mine at the north pole. All of Aster's human population is clustered around the mine in a small enclave.  
 
[[Glisten Mineralogical]] operates a test mine at the north pole. All of Aster's human population is clustered around the mine in a small enclave.  
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
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{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches Campaign|page=}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches|version=Classic Traveller|page=26-27}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=50}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches Campaign|version=Classic Traveller|page=18-19}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw|page=95}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=94-100}} (UWP only)
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|S4= [[JTAS Online]] ''The Outrim Frontier'' by Hans Rancke-Madsen published June 19, 2007
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| {{Ludography cite|name=MegaTraveller Journal 3|article=Domain of Deneb: Sector Data|page=47-58}} (UWP only)
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|S5= [[Sitrep-2: Aster]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=50-51}} (UWP only)
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|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw|version=GURPS Traveller|page=95}}
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| [[Hans Rancke-Madsen]], "The Outrim Frontier." ''[[JTAS Online]]'' (June 19, 2007)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward States|page=114}} (UWP only)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches|version=Mongoose Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Aster|page=2-6}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw | version=Mongoose 2nd|page=128-132}} (UWP only)
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| [[Rob Dean]] - [https://zhodani.space/data/CLASSIC/writeup.cgi?loc=1739&planY=Aster&sector=SPINMAR&realsubname=Glisten&subsector=GLISTEN.DAT&subsectorletter=O The Zhodani Base]
 
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{{LE|GT|T5 Second Survey worlds}}
 
{{LE|GT|T5 Second Survey worlds}}

Latest revision as of 00:33, 15 November 2021

Aster/Glisten (Spinward Marches 1739)
Milieu 1116
C86A410-9
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population4 Moderate (40 thousand)
Government1 Company/Corporation
Law0 No Law
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
style="width: 220px; height: 250px;"
Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
System Details
Primary K9 V
Worlds 15
Gas Giants 1
Planetoid Belts 0
Cultural Details
Government Company or Corporation
Law Level No law
Cultural Extension 1314
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 9
Economic Extension
732-5
Resources7Few
Labor3Low (4 thousand)
Infrastructure2 Extremely limited
Efficiency-5Extremely poor
Importance Extension -1
Resource Units 21
GWP (BCr) 0
World Trade Number 3
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 0
Starport Details
Classification Class-C
Port Size 0
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 0
Port passengers (annual) 0

Aster is a water world with 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Glisten Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Aster, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world.

Astrography & Planetology[edit]

Approximately 99% of the planet's surface is covered with ice, though there is just enough temperature variation to allow for isolated melting, especially at the equator.


Monostellar System[edit]

Aster Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Aster primary

K9 V

 Primary Main Sequence 0.59 3850 - 3930 0.15775
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0028 0.0329 0.41 - 0.78 0.28 2.8
Orbit #  *  * 2 0 5


IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]

1739 Aster (Imperial)

Starport: Class III.

Diameter: 8,017 miles (12,800 km).
Atmosphere: Standard oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 100%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: 7400.
Government: Corporate.
Control Level: 0.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 3.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Glisten Mineralogical operates a test mine at the north pole. All of Aster's human population is clustered around the mine in a small enclave.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
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