Helios Beta
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Helios Beta is a main sequence star of spectral class K1V and has a mass of 0.79. It was the second system settled by the Colonials after the exodus from Kobol. It and Helios Alpha orbit a common barycenter maintaining a separation of 63 SU. Helios Beta is less massive and is farther from the system's barycenter. [1] The pair complete an orbit once every 373 years.
- Planets and Other Astronomical Bodies
- Troy - A small, metal-rich planet, mined extensively by Virgon and Leonis since the founding of those two colonies.
- Leonis - The largest inhabited planet of the Twelve Colonies.
- Pallas - A small world with an inclined orbit once believed to hold a life sustaining atmosphere. It is no longer tectonically active. However, the Colonials have set up several small colonies and a military research station on the planet. Efforts to kobolform the planet have failed.
- Ouranos asteroid belt - This dense asteroid belt separates long-time rivals Leonis and Virgon, and has been a source of minerals for both colonies.
- Virgon - One of only three colonies to feature a moon, named Hibernia, and the only naturally habitable moon in the 12 Colonies. It was settled several centuries ago by the Celtans, an ethnic group opposed to Virgon rule.
- Hera - A gas giant, approximately 75,000 km in diameter, and the third largest planet in the Cyrannus system. It has 29 moons, the largest of which are Iris and Eubora.
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