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==Owner History==
 
==Owner History==
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* [[2271]] - Independent World <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]
 
* [[2750]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]
* [[3025]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HK188/>
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* [[3025]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name=HK188/>
 
* [[3030]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
 
* [[3030]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
 
* [[3040]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
 
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* [[3057]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
 
* [[3057]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
 
* [[3062]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
 
* [[3062]] - [[Draconis Combine]]
* [[3130]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name=DARW228/>
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* [[3130]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref name=DARW228/>
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==Overview==
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Altair was one of the worlds abandoned by the [[Terran Alliance]] following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> but Altair was incorporated into the [[Terran Hegemony]] within a century, becoming one of the worlds within the [[Lone Star Province]].<ref name="HB:HSp13"/><ref name="H:RWp159"/>
  
 
==Nearby Planets==
 
==Nearby Planets==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
*''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/DA_Republic_Worlds.pdf Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]''
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* ''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/DA_Republic_Worlds.pdf Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]''
*''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
*''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
  
 
[[Category:Planets|Altair]]
 
[[Category:Planets|Altair]]
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[[Category: Draconis Combine Planets]]
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[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]]
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[[Category: Terran Hegemony Planets]]

Revision as of 09:15, 22 November 2011

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(References to Altair)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: 8.84 Y: 13.86[e]


Orbital view

Planetary Info

Altair's sun produces an unusual amount of surface activity. These solar storms and flares leave the planet without communications for long periods of time, and so it is not surprising that this planet has been raided often throughout its history.[1]

Planetary Data[2]

  • Star Type: F7III
  • Position in System: 5 (of 5)
  • Number of Moons: 1 (Olgar)
  • Time to Jump Point: 13 days
  • Surface Water: 6%
  • Atm. Pressure: Standard (Tainted)
  • Surface Gravity: 1.0
  • Equatorial Temp: 57° C
  • Percentage and Level of Native Life: 20%, Reptile

Era Specific Data

3025[1]

3130[2]

  • Population: 396,475,000
  • Governor: Tyrona Cooke
  • Planetary Legate: Oscar Martinez

Manufacturing Centers & Companies

Garrisoning Military Force

3025 to 3050

3059

Owner History

Overview

Altair was one of the worlds abandoned by the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[6] but Altair was incorporated into the Terran Hegemony within a century, becoming one of the worlds within the Lone Star Province.[7][9]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Dieron 3.88 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Asta 12.85 1 TH DC LC DC DC DC DC
Caph 14.04 1 TH FS FS FC FC CMD CMD
Fomalhaut 14.54 1 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC
Saffel 16.56 1 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC
Rigil Kentarus 16.79 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Terra 16.92 1 TH CS CS CS CS WOB WOB
Yorii 18.94 1 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Athenry 19.13 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Styx 20.41 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Imbros III 23.36 1 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
New Earth 24.49 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Sirius 24.62 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Keid 25.04 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Nirasaki 25.89 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
New Home 26.94 1 TH CC TFR FC FC LA LA
Dyev 27.37 1 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Denebola 27.50 1 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Bryant 27.66 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Pike IV 27.81 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Procyon 28.40 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Northwind 30.24 2 TH FS FS FC FC CMD CMD
Thorin 33.66 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Deneb Algedi 34.34 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Nusakan 35.61 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Epsilon Indi 35.88 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Epsilon Eridani 36.63 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Muphrid 37.05 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Quentin 37.06 2 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC
Carver V 37.97 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Alula Australis 38.76 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Zollikofen 38.99 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Chara 39.59 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Kervil 40.90 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Ko 40.99 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Lyons 41.11 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Graham IV 41.20 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Zavijava 43.71 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Telos IV 43.92 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Lipton 44.20 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Lambrecht 44.28 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Errai 44.35 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC
Nashira 45.06 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Atria 45.86 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Oliver 46.54 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Small World 47.70 2 TH CC TFR FC FC DS DS
Sheratan 47.85 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Menkent 48.72 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Sabik 48.88 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Terra Firma 49.79 2 TH CC TFR FC FC TCC TCC
Outreach 50.60 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Moore 50.73 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Pollux 50.81 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Ingress 52.29 2 TH CC TFR FC FC DS DS
Fletcher (FWL) 53.47 2 TH FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Al Na'ir 54.27 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Devil's Rock 54.55 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Kuzuu 54.98 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Alkalurops 55.49 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF
Summer 55.62 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Capolla 55.83 2 TH CC TFR FC FC TCC TCC
Skondia 59.02 2 LC LC DC DC DC DC DC
Castor 59.85 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named HK188
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 228, "Planet Profile"
  3. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 133, "Unit Deployment Table"
  4. 20 Year Update, p. 40, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  5. Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 132, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"
  8. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  9. 9.0 9.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"

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