Red Sun (also called Zhe Que or Red Phoenix)
Red Sun orbits White Sun at a distance of 68 AU, taking 571 standard years to make one orbit. It is a G5 V star of 0.93 Solar masses. System Map
The Red Sun system provides a great deal of resources to the 'Verse. It is dominated by Corrone Mining, although there are several prime agricultural worlds here as well.
| Orbit | AU | Year | Planets Moons | Planetary Stats | UWTN | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | New Melbourne | B867764-2 | 3.5 | Ag |
| 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Himinbjorg | Gas Giant | ||
| Aesir | C664463-1 | 2.5 | Ag | |||
| Jiangyin | D744463-0 | 2.0 | Ag | |||
| Greenleaf | C665764-2 | 4.0 | Ag | |||
| Whittier | D644563-0 | 2.0 | NI | |||
| 3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Heinlein | Gas Giant | ||
| Triumph | E644563-0 | 2.0 | NI | |||
| Higgins' Moon | D747563-0 | 2.0 | NI | |||
| Silverhold | C786764-1 | 3.5 | NI | |||
| Harvest | B867765-1 | 3.5 | Ag | |||
| Di Yun | D751564-0 | 2.0 | NI | |||
| 4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | St. Albans | C985664-1 | 3.5 | NI |
| 5 | 3.1 | 5.7 | Perth | Un-terraformed | ||
| 6 | 5.5 | Motherlode Asteroid Belt | ||||
| 7 | 10.3 | 34.3 | Charity | Un-terraformed |
Table Code Explanations
AU- Distance from star in Astronomical Units at 93 million miles or about 8 light minutes each
Year- Length of orbital period in Earth years
UWTN- Universal World Trade Number, a measure of planetary commerce
Planetary Stats:
Port Size Atmo Hydro Population Government Law –Tech Level Trade # Trade classification
Port
A- Best, build and repair all, cheap fuel available.
B- Repair all, can’t build pulse drive ships, fuel available.
C- Repair all but pulse drive, no construction, expensive fuel available.
D- Minimum repairs, no fuel
E- No repairs, port may only be marked bedrock
X- No port facilities of any kind.
Size- Diameter in 1000’s of miles. Earth is 8
Atmo- 4 Thin, 6 Standard, 8 Dense
Hydro- x10% for amount of water
Population- Orders of magnitude; tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, etc.
Government
0-None, family bonds dominate
1-Corporation controlled
4- Representative Democracy
6-Outside control; Alliance Magistrate or Governor
Law
2- No energy weapons or explosives
3- No military weapons (machine guns, automatic rifles)
4- No paramilitary weapons (Submachine guns, assault rifles)
5- No handguns
6- No firearms except civilian hunting weapons
7- No firearms
8- No weapons larger than knives
Tech Level
0- Pre-industrial (Old West)
1- Industrial (20th century)
2- Technological (Space travel, fusion power, anti-gravity)
3- Advanced (Newtech x2)
4- Highly Advanced (Newtech x4)
5- Cutting Edge (Newtech x10)
Trade Classifications
Ag- Agricultural, food exporter
In- Industrial
NA- Non-agricultural; no food available for export or no local food production.
NI- Non-industrial; little or no manufacturing
Red Zone- World is off limits due to extreme hazards
