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70 Virginis

 

70 Virginis is a planetary system orbiting a yellow G-class star.  The system lies in the Virgo Constellation of the Inner/Sol Region.

 
The 70 Virginis System contains a gas giant orbited by a small moon.  The moon is the location a modest research station built under the surface.  The moon is a bit too warm for liquid water and human habitation on the surface, meaning any settlements have to be in orbit or underground.

 

Beyond the gas giant in the 70 Virginis System, the majority of the system's meager population reside in the outer Kuiper Belts.  Limited mining operations take place in those outer belts of the 70 Virginis System.

System: 70 Virginis

Primary Star: HD 11776

Stellar Type: G5V ☼

Mass (Sol): 1.12

Luminosity: 2.90x Sun

Distance: 59.07 ly

Constellation: Virgo

Region: Inner/Sol

Population: 400,000

 

       
70 Virginis Planets
       

70 Virginis B
70 Virginis B is a large gas giant that contains over 7 times Jupiter's mass.  The gas giant is very warm as it migrated inward, shortly after the system's initial formation.

Distance: 0.48 AU

Orbit: 115 days

Temp: 397 K

Mass: 7.4 Jupiter

Radius: 71,106 km

Gravity: 18.88 g

Rotation: 13 hours

Moon(s): 3

       
       

70 Virginis B2
70 Virginis B2 is a moon that orbits the gas giant 70 Virginis B.  The moon contains a dense atmosphere composed of nitrogen and carbon dioxide and a silicate rock surface.  The thick atmosphere causes cloud cover over the majority of planet, hiding the surface when viewed from space.

Distance: 295k km

Orbit: 9.1 hours

Temp: 397 K

Mass: 0.09 Earth

Radius: 2,991 km

Gravity: 0.40 g

       
       


Closest Inhabited Systems:

 

Name

Distance (ly)

Type

59 Virginis

5.37

G0V

DT Virginis

22.51

M2V

Arcturus

24.56

K2III

Zavijava

31.78

F8V

47 Ursae Majoris

39.58

G0V

18 Scorpii

43.56

G1V

Vindemiatrix

44.21

G8III

AD Leonis

49.21

M3V





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