Keanou (world)

Keanou/Lanth (Spinward Marches 2411) Milieu 1116 C792348-7 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 3 Low (2 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M3 III M2 V
Worlds	12
Gas Giants	3
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Representative democracy
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	3157
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	521-2 Resources 5 Scarce Labor 2 Low (200) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	-2
Resource Units	8
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Keanou has a tainted, unbreatheable atmosphere and little available surface water. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This is a cold world with an overall climate is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Lanth Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Keanou, 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. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel.

Astrography & Planetology

Keanou is a member of the Spinward Main.

Keanou is a cold, harsh world of rocky desert and mountains swept by bitter winds.

Binary Solar System

Keanou Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Keanou Primary M3 III	Primary	Giant		6.96	2300 - 3100	1556
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	1.5074	3.27182	31.36 - 51.12	150.74	1507.4
	Orbit #	4	5	9	11	14
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Companion Star M2 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0021	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.21	2.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	4

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2411 Keanou (Imperial)

Starport: Class III - Scout base.

Diameter: 3,980 miles (6,400 km).
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen, tainted by unknown substances.
Hydrographics: 1%.
Climate: Cool.
Population: 2,340.
Government: Representative democracy.
Control Level: 5.
Tech Level: 7.
World Trade Number: 2.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

This desert world is a source of dustspice. Rarely, however, is this spice available in quantity.

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

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 22-23.
• Marc Miller. Twilight's Peak (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 12.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 42. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 88.
• Hans Rancke-Madsen. "Worlds Within Jump-6 of Regina", JTAS Online (July 18, 2006)
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 104. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 67-72. (UWP only)