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Veillus

 

Veillus is a planetary system orbiting a orange K-class star.  The system lies in the Norma Constellation of the Spica Region.

 
The primary planet of the Veillus System is a habitable world that is sinking into an extended ice age.  When the planet was originally settled, few viewed it a place to house a large population.  On top of cold temperatures and endless ice storms, the planet is home to an invasive fungus that is toxic for humans to inhale its spores.

 

Despite the less than ideal conditions on the planet, a small, permanent population has adapted.  Numerous domed cities were built, though a breathing filter is needed while outside of an enclosed environment in most areas of the planet.

System: Veillus

Primary Star: TYC83093091

Stellar Type: K4V ☼

Mass (Sol): 0.73

Luminosity: 0.17x Sun

Distance: 152.49 ly

Constellation: Norma

Region: Spica

Population: 50 Million

 

       
Veillus Planets
       

Veillus B
Veillus B is a habitable terrestrial world with extremely active plate tectonics, which create sprawling mountain ranges which stretch across the surface.  Although the planet is considered habitable, it's very cold and is sinking into a long ice age, making human habitation difficult.  Intense snow storms are common throughout all parts of the planet.  Further complicating the habitability, fungus that is toxic for humans to inhale grows in many areas.

Distance: 0.64 AU

Orbit: 218 days

Temp: 270 K

Mass: 0.93 Earth

Radius: 6226 km

Gravity: 0.97 g

Rotation: 30 hours

Moon(s): 2

       
       

Veillus C
Veillus C is a terrestrial world that orbits outside the habitable zone.  The planet has a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere, while its surface is composed high amounts of iron and magnesium.  Dark lines streak across the planets surface; these were created by extreme volcanic activity early in the planet's history.

Distance: 0.97 AU

Orbit: 406 days

Temp: 179 K

Mass: 0.72 Earth

Radius: 5876 km

Gravity: 0.85 g

Rotation: 29 hours

Moon(s): 1

       
       

Veillus D
Veillus D is a gas giant composed of hydrogen, helium, ammonia, oxygen, and sulfur.  The planets atmosphere also contains neon and krypton, usually only seen in much colder gas giants.  The gas layers rotate at different speeds creating a large variation in the planets colors.  Helium-3 is mined from deep within the planet.

Distance: 3.92 AU

Orbit: 9.1 years

Temp: 87 K

Mass: 0.74 Jupiter

Radius: 61,498 km

Gravity: 2.52 g

Rotation: 12 hours

Moon(s): 10

       
       

Veillus E
Veillus E is a common ice giant similar to Uranus and Neptune.  Because of the dimness of the parent star, this world sits closer to the star than most ice giants.  The world is very cold and has little to offer.

Distance: 12.47 AU

Orbit: 51.5 years

Temp: 48 K

Mass: 14.26 Earth

Radius: 26,519 km

Gravity: 0.82 g

Rotation: 15 hours

Moon(s): 7

       
       


Closest Inhabited Systems:

 

Name

Distance (ly)

Type

Damos

31.48

G6V

Turkess

31.74

K1V





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