Rigel XII
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| Rigel XII (Beta Rigel XII, Beta Rigel A XII, Egessemine) | |
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| Political Specifications | |
| Designation | Beta Rigel A XII |
| Affiliation | Unaligned |
| Location | Beta Rigel (Beta Rigel A) system |
| Sector | Sector 15-12-976-98 |
| Quadrant | Beta |
| World Status | TBD |
| Orbital Characteristics | |
| Orbit | 12 |
| Orbital Zone | green |
| Orbital Duration | 2,200 y[1] |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Class | H (desert)[1] |
| Rotation Duration | 20 h[1] |
| Satellites | 0[1] |
| Gravity (g) | 0.8 g[1] |
| Surface Area (a2) | 642,424,260 km2[2] |
| Water Area (%) | 20% (frozen)[1] |
| - Normal Metals | 46%[2] |
| - Special Metals | 8%[2] |
| - Radioactives | 29%[2] |
| - Gem Stones | 17%[2] |
| - Industrial Crystals | 30%[2] |
| Population Data | |
| Dominant Lifeform | TBD |
| System Layout: Beta Rigel A: Rigel I · belt · Rigel II · Rigel III · Rigel IV · Rigel V · Rigel VI / Rigel VII · Rigel VIII · Rigel IX · Rigel X(Kolhor) · Rigel XI · Rigel XII |
Astronomical Data
Satellites
Natural
- n/a
Artificial
- TBD
History
- 2190s: Human and Andorian prospectors establish scattered mining colonies on Rigel XII, with the lithium-cracking plant at Childress Camp the largest.[1]
- 2287: Childress Camp becomes a key refining plant for the entire sector with the installation of dilithium extraction equipment.[1]
Important Locations
- Childress Camp: mining colony (2190s) and dilithium refining plant/Star Fleet resupply station (2287)[1]
Notes
- Rigel XII has naturally-occurring lithium crystals that can be mined at high levels of purity; dilithium exists in plentiful quantities beneath the frozen sea of the north pole (requiring expensive & bulky equipment).[3]
- The Hakel radiation belt emitted by Beta Rigel A provides a "green zone" environment for all the planets—including those in orbit of Beta Rigel BC—with the exception of Rigel I and the asteroid belt situated in the orbit just beyond it.