Phuctra

One of eight Provincial Capitals of the First Terran Empire. 

Phuctra Province 

Location

Bearing from Terra
(relative to Core) (degrees):		  63
Distance from Terra:  13.1
Other location data:  

Physical

Total Irradiation (Terra = 1):  
Distance from Star (A.U):  
(million km):  2.51
Revolution (Terran years):  
(Terran days):  
(Local days):  
Diameter (Terra = 1):  
(km):  12,700
Mass (Terra = 1):  1.0
Density (g/cc):  
(Terra = 1):  
Surface Gravity (Terra = 1):  0.94
Length of Day (hours):  24
Orbital Inclination (degrees):  
Moons    none
Other   Air density approximately ten times Terra
Oceans are very salty, continents are lowlying marshlands
Phuctra is technically uninhabitable; Human habitation is confined to an artificial ring (see below)

Ring

Diameter: 86,000 km
Circumference: 270,000 km
Gravity: Freefall (local gravity generated)
Rotation: 24 hours

Map

System

Primary:  Mepsia
Spectral Class:  
Mass:  
Luminosity:  

Planet Name Mass (Terra = 1) Distance (km) Diameter (Terra = 1) General
1 Picga 0.31 62.8 million
2 Ibnaz 0.26 110 million
3 Gadli 0.53 157 million
4 Phuctra 1 251 million
5 Wedac 0.65 439 million
6 Planetoid belt -- 816 million
7 Imlit 354.1 1.57 billion
8 Tromma 107 3.08 billion
9 Fetté 51.3 6.09 billion
10 Planetoid belt -- 12.2 billion
11 Lagar 1.7 24.1 billion
12 Melgol 206.2 48.3 billion
13 Kretil 21.3 96.4 billion

Nearby Stars

(distances in parsecs)

  1. Tolos (2.6)
  2. Westina A/B/C (3.3)
  3. Yeftin (3.4)
  4. Ritar A/B (3.6)
  5. Xyn (3.7)
  6. Butyeb (4.1)
  7. Chezat A/B (5.0)
  8. Efita (5.0)
  9. Gossa (5.1)
  10. Antyar A/B (5.1)
  11. Qatlep (5.2)
  12. Uitiar A/B (5.2)
  13. Sincow (5.5)
  14. Vinol (5.6)
  15. Nischa (5.8)
  16. Pitat (6.4)
  17. Ziplad (6.4)
  18. Fudins (6.4)
  19. Hopor (6.4)
  20. Letalf (6.7)
  21. Opat A/B (6.8)
  22. Ipwick (6.9)
  23. Maran (7.1)
  24. Doran (7.1)
  25. Jecnig A/B/C (9.0)

Biology

The largest native lifeform is the tacanbeest, which resembles a cross between a rhinocerous and a garden slug.

History/Society

Founded:  TE 37
Social Characteristics:  
Population:  

Overview:

Phuctra itself is uninhabitable by Humans; its atmosphere is a thick organic soup and its surface unsteady. The main Human habitation is the Ring, a large ring-shaped settlement in synchronous orbit around the planet. The Ring is tethered to Phuctra by six Spokes, which are anchored in the planet's bedrock.

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