Menkent
(References to Menkent)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: -38.26 Y: 23.13 [e]
Contents
Planetary Data[1]
- Star Type: K0IV
- Position in System: 2 (of 6)
- Number of Moons: None
- Days to Jump Point: 5
- Surface Water: 47%
- Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
- Surface Gravity: 0.83
- Equatorial Temp: 63°C
- Highest Native Life: Plants
Era Specific Data[1]
- Governor: Tiberius Arragon
- Planetary Legate: Marcena Jedrik
- Population: 3,189,000,000
Garrisoning Military Force
3025
3025 to 3050
3079
- - At this point in time the 25th Arcturan Guards were deployed across Alioth and Menkent. The 25th was at 70% of full strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring
Owner History
- 2340 - Federation of Skye[5]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance
- 3062 - Lyran Alliance
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[6]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere[1]
Planetary Info
Menkent is an arid world illuminated by a dim orange star. The world is a little less than half-covered with water, but it's so salty that purification units are needed to prep the fluid for consumption and irrigation. Menkent has little to offer, exporting common metals and small industrial goods.[1]
The world is best known for a battle that took place during the Age of War. In 2408 Alistair Marsden, second Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth, was killed on the world. This left his widow, Katherine Marsden-Steiner, to rule the Commonwealth.[1] In the six centuries since, the world was the site of numerous Draconis Combine raids. These raids damaged the planet's infrastructure. During the Jihad a Word of Blake WarShips returning from a strike on Skye bombarded the world.[1]
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 187, "World Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 10, "Arcturan Guards Regimental Status"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"