Sador
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| Sador | |
|---|---|
| System Information | |
| Star names | 1 |
| Spectral class | F[1] |
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Overview
Sador (Gamma Cygni) is an F-class star in a presumably uninhabited system. In 3002 it was visited by the Explorer Corps vessel Herschel that studied the star for six weeks before moving on to the nearby Cygnus X-1 binary star system.[1]
Notes
- Gamma Cygni (aka Sador, Sadir or Sadr, from arabic Sadr al Dedjadjet) is a real F8-class star located approximately 1,800 light years from the Sol system. Its BattleTech counterpart that was visited by the Herschel was reported to lie only 815 light years from Sol[1] This is notable insofar as the farthest Explorer Corps mission up to that time was explicitly described as a voyage to the Orion Nebula 1,600 light years away. Similarly, the Herschel reportedly traveled a "short distance" to Cygnus X-1 which may seem to be nearby within the Cygnus constellation as seen from earth, but is actually some 6,070 light years away from the Sol system (almost 2.5 times further away than Sador, and roughly 7.5 times as far away as reported).