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Glim (HD 223889)

Inner Sphere system; former member of the Doran Empire

Glim
Image from Steve Bowers
Konsheir is a carbon world, rich in hydrocarbons but deficient in water

Glim - Data Panel

SystemNames: Glim
Location:
- Distance from Dorangloon: 5.315 ly (J2000)
- Distance from Sol: 33.00 ly (J2000)
- Constellation: Octans
Reached: 1711 by colonists from Dorangloon
StarNames: Glim, HD 223889, HIP 117828
Physical characteristics:
- Mass: 0.52 x Sol
- Radius: 0.52 x Sol
- Luminosity: 0.046 x Sol (bolometric)
- Temperature: 3,710 Kelvin
- Spectral type: M0 V
System:
1) Konsheir: TholiTerrestrial CarboTelluric LapiMinervan LacuTundral PetroGaian
Semi-major axis = 0.676 AU, Orbital period = 281.5 days, Eccentricity = 0.061, Mass = 0.775 x Earth, Radius = 0.926 x Earth
2) Grzaud: MethoTerrestrial CarboTelluric CereRhean ConleTundral TitanoAzoGaian
Semi-major axis = 3.954 AU, Orbital period = 10.90 years, Eccentricity = 0.080, Mass = 0.221 x Earth, Radius = 0.693 x Earth

A system containing two carbon worlds - the temperate Konsheir and the frigid Grzaud. The system was a founding member of the Doran Empire, but later seceded in 2638.
 
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Development Notes
Text by Mark Ryherd, updated by The Astronomer 2021
Initially published on 17 November 2010.

 
Additional Information
As no information on the star could be found, I relied on Mamajek's star relations for its properties.
 
 
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