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Epsilon Eridani is a
planetary system orbiting a orange K-class star. The system lies in
the Eridanus Constellation of the Inner/Sol Region.
Epsilon Eridani lies only 10.5 light years from
Earth, despite its close distance for eons
robotic probes were the only explorers of the
system. The Epsilon Eridani planets are
made up of ices and gasses, they lack the
valuable minerals and metals that other systems
contain. There also isn't any planets with
a habitable atmosphere, or even any planets that
could be easily terraformed over a short period
of time. These factors left Epilson
Eridani far down the list of colonizable
systems.
A few
small scientific outposts were eventually
established on the moons of Epsilon Eridani B.
Though permanent residents were rare, most were
based on Earth and would travel to Epsilon
Eridani on multi year rotations.
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System:
Epsilon Eridani
Primary Star:
Epsilon Eridani
Stellar Type:
K2V
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Mass (Sol):
0.82
Luminosity:
0.29x Sun
Distance:
10.52 ly
Constellation: Eridanus
Region:
Inner/Sol
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