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Mertus

 

Mertus is a planetary system orbiting a orange K-class star.  The system lies in the Sagittarius Constellation of the Sargas Region.

 
The Mertus system was settled by a group of nomads traveling through the Sargas Region.  The built a agricultural community which has grown into moderate population.

 

The primary planet of the Mertus System is a habitable terrestrial world.  The planet's surface is covered in just 10% water.  The land areas which sprawl over the majority of the surface are made up of a mixture of deserts, tundra, and endless grasslands.

System: Mertus

Primary Star: TYC740458231

Stellar Type: K3V ☼

Mass (Sol): 0.74

Luminosity: 0.23 Sun

Distance: 219.64 ly

Constellation: Sagittarius

Region: Sargas

Population: 70 Million

 

       
Mertus Planets
       

Mertus B
Mertus B is a warm terrestrial world, with a thin atmosphere made up of nitrogen.  The planet's surface is composed of rocky layers of iron and sulfur.

Distance: 0.21 AU

Orbit: 40 days

Temp: 390 K

Mass: 1.39 Earth

Radius: 7,349 km

Gravity: 1.04 g

Rotation: 24 hours

Moon(s): 0

       
       

Mertus C
Mertus C
is a habitable terrestrial world.  The planet's surface is covered in just 10% water.  The land areas which sprawl over the majority of the surface are made up of a mixture of deserts, tundra, and endless grasslands.

Distance: 0.56 AU

Orbit: 176 days

Temp: 267 K

Mass: 0.67 Earth

Radius: 6,008 km

Gravity: 0.75 g

Rotation: 44 hours

Moon(s): 3

       
       


Closest Inhabited Systems:

 

Name

Distance (ly)

Type

Como

33.32

K2V

Nortique

35.51

G8V

Rupel

46.19

K0V





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