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{{Stellar | {{Stellar Infobox | ||
|name = Sigma Octanus | |name = Sigma Octanus | ||
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|affiliation = [[Unified Earth Government]] | |affiliation = [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|notable = Site of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | |notable = Site of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Sigma Octanus system''' is a planetary system with at least four planets orbiting a binary star | The '''Sigma Octanus system''' is a planetary system with at least four planets orbiting a binary star, and is identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 211''</ref> The system is home to the [[human]] colony world of [[Sigma Octanus IV]], which had a population of over 17 million people prior to the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 144''</ref> | ||
During the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] performed the famous [[Keyes Loop]] in the system.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 144-146''</ref> In addition, [[John-117]] and the [[Blue Team]] found a strange [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|artifact]] in [[Côte d'Azur]] [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History|Museum of Natural History]] on Sigma Octanus IV while the [[Covenant]] tried to retrieve it.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 208''</ref> The system remained under UNSC control after the battle which ended in a rare UNSC victory. | During the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] performed the famous [[Keyes Loop]] in the system.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 144-146''</ref> In addition, [[John-117]] and the [[Blue Team]] found a strange [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|artifact]] in [[Côte d'Azur]] [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History|Museum of Natural History]] on Sigma Octanus IV while the [[Covenant]] tried to retrieve it.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 208''</ref> The system remained under UNSC control after the battle which ended in a rare UNSC victory. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
While there is in fact no actual star with the designation "Sigma Octanus", there is one named "Sigma Octantis", a slight spelling change, located 270 light years from the [[Sol system]]. However, it is unlikely to be the same system for a number of reasons. The real-world Sigma Octantis is classified as a F0 III-type giant instead of a binary star. In addition, it would make Sigma Octanus the second furthest known [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony, significantly further than the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] system [[23 Librae]] which was considered to be "behind enemy lines" by 2535. Furthermore, the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} traveled from the system to [[Reach]] in less than a month. Traveling over 250 light years in such timeframe would be difficult with human slipspace velocities. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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