Primary:
Riinkaar, spectral class G5V. ICN S4K0801G5V. Mass 0.94 standard. Stellar
diameter 0.91 standard. Luminosity 0.67 standard.
Planetary
System:
Twelve major bodies. Two Inhabited worlds (Kaanash, III; Gaanir, IV). Four gas
giants, one
planetoid belt, one empty orbit (#3), one captured body (Gaanir, IV) in system.
III
Kaanash: Mean orbital radius, 79.29 million kilometers (0.53 AU).
Period, 145.36 days ... one satellite ... Diameter, 9,394 kilometers. Density,
1.02. Mass, 0.249 standard. Mean surface gravity, 0.64 G. Rotation period: 32
hours, 18 minutes, 2 seconds. Axial inclination, 3°5'1.0" Albedo, .40 ...
Surface atmospheric pressure, 0.65atm; composition, standard oxygen-nitrogen
mix, breathable without artificial assistance. Hydrographic percentage, 64%;
composition, liquid water and water-ice. Mean surface temperature, 21°C.
Remarks:
The Kaanash system contains two inhabited worlds, Kaanash itself and its sister
world Gaanir. The two worlds were settled in separate waves; Kaanash
is the older colony. Gaanir originally went unsettled, due to the tainted
atmosphere of the world. Some 275 years after Kaanash was colonized, however, an
idealistic group of political refugees from Lavnia (Reavers' Deep 2621) in the
neighboring Urlaggash subsector fled their home world and sought asylum on
Kaanash. The colony refused this group (known as Technocrats) permission to
land, but offered to support them in colonizing Gaanir instead. It was hoped
that the mineral wealth of Gaanir could thus be exploited, and the disruptive
political philosophies of the Technocrats turned away at the same time.
Gaanir and Kaanash have long been rivals, competing for trade, Imperial
support
and economic aid. Gaanir is generally the loser in these competitions, because
of the edge in technology and port facilities enjoyed by its rival. But the
ongoing interplanetary competition is good for outsiders - trade with both
worlds is brisk and profitable (buy at -1, sell at +1, over and above usual
trade modifiers). Naval and Scout personnel
stationed in the system (the bases are on a distant gas giant's moon, away from
the immediate rivalry) have been keeping a close eye on things to prevent the
development of open strife.