Rihal (Ross 248)

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Rihal (Ross 248)

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Flare star near sol

Image from Steve Bowers

Rihal System - Data Panel
System	Location: - Distance from Piazzi-Bessel: 5.582 ly (J2000), 3.140 ly (10600 AT) - Distance from Sol: 10.31 ly (J2000) - Constellation: Andromeda
Star	Names: Rihal, HH Andromedae, Gliese 905 (GJ 905), Ross 248 Physical characteristics: - Mass: 0.1428 x Sol - Radius: 0.171 x Sol - Temperature: 2,904 Kelvin - Luminosity: 0.00187 x Sol (bolometric) - Spectral type: M5 V - Rotation period: 110 days - Age: 9.42 billion years
Colonised	680 by Genetekker Beamrider Network ship.

Colonised by the Beamrider Network in 680AT, this system was one of the first contacted by the Eridanus League in 783 but declined to join. After an economic crash in 950, the remaining colonists decided to align themselves with the new First Federation.

Image from Steve Bowers
Location of Ross 248 at colonisation

Currently aligned with the Solsys Organisation, this system is mostly populated by space-adapted humans and aioids adapted to withstand the frequent flares.

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Inner Sphere

Solsys Organization

Systems & Worlds Q - R

Development Notes

Text by Steve Bowers
Updated data panel by The Astronomer, 2022
Initially published on 05 October 2016.

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Flare star near sol

Rihal System - Data Panel