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Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: 215.93 Y: -322.42[e]
The Pleiades are a star cluster that is 389,31 light years rimward of Terra in the Federated Suns' Capellan March. It contains the inhabitated systems of Maia, Electra and Merope.
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Description[1]
The Pleiades or Seven Sisters contains over 1,000 members and are dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous B-type stars. A dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars (hence the alternate name Maia Nebula after the star Maia). The cluster core radius is about 8 light years and tidal radius is about 43 light years.
The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygete, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.
History
Visible with the naked eye at the Terran night sky the major systems of the Pleiades were already discovered and named early during the Pre-Spaceflight Era. After its founding the colonies of the star cluster joined the Taurian Concordat but were attacked in 2580 by the SLDF during the Reunification War and subsequently annexed by the Federated Suns.
The Pleiades Campaign
(For more information see Pleiades Campaign.)
In the January of 3067 the Concordat tried to exploit the weakness of the Federated Suns in the wake of the FedCom Civil War and sent troops to reconquer systems lost 500 years ago. The Taurian force, among them the Pleiades Hussars and the Pleiades Lancers trying to recapture their ancient homeworlds, initially made remarkable progress and reached the cluster in March. Then came the Davion counter assault that caused great damage among the Taurian forces, only the troops in the cluster could stood their ground. The tide turned again with the outbreak of the Jihad were the Davion leadership was thrown into chaos due to the occupation of New Avalon. At the end of the Jihad the Pleiades were under unchallenged control of the TDF.
Stationed Military
Owner History
- 2571 - Taurian Concordat [3]
- 2750 - Federated Suns [3]
- 2822 - Federated Suns [4][5]
- 2864 - Federated Suns [6][7]
- 3025 - Federated Suns [3][8][9][10]
- 3030 - Federated Suns [11][12]
- 3039 - Federated Suns [13][14]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [15]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [16]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [17]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth [18]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth [19]
- 3059 - Federated Commonwealth [20]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth [21]
- 3067 - Federated Suns [15][22]
- 3075 - Taurian Concordat [23]
- 3079 - Taurian Concordat [24][25]
- 3130 - Taurian Concordat [26]
Nearby Systems
Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:
Notes
The flag of the Pleiades is an eagle backed by a triangular field.[27]
References
- ↑ This is a "real word" information, so it need not to be correct in the BattleTech universe.
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 138
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation After First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation After Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation After Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 74, "Federated Suns After War of 3039"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 59, "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere Map [3075]"
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map [3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map [3079]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p.62
Bibliography
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Field Report: CCAF
- Field Report: Periphery
- Field Manual: Updates
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- wikipedia.org
- The Periphery, 2nd Edition
- The Periphery (sourcebook)