Cygnus system: Difference between revisions

437 bytes added ,  2 years ago
m
→‎top: Fixing the canon fodder URLs to be compatible with new Waypoint, replaced: community/blog-posts/canon → news/canon
No edit summary
m (→‎top: Fixing the canon fodder URLs to be compatible with new Waypoint, replaced: community/blog-posts/canon → news/canon)
 
(32 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{era|CH}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{ratings}}
{{Stellar infobox
The '''Cygnus System''' is a [[Human]]-controlled system in the [[Outer Colonies]] that has not been affected by the [[Insurrection]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>
|name=Cygnus
|image=
|sector=
|constellation=
|distance=
|type=
|magnitude=
|bodies=At least 3
|asteroids=
|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|notable=
}}


Within its system are two Human colonized worlds. One of which is [[New Jerusalem]], the possible birthplace of [[Jilan al-Cygni]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg. 69''</ref>
The '''Cygnus system''' is a [[Unified Earth Government]] planetary system in the [[Outer Colonies]], and is situated 24 light-years from [[Biko]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref>


Cygnus may be part of the [http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_(constellation) Cygnus] constellation.
Within its system are two human-colonized worlds, one of which is [[Cygnus]], [[Chyler Silva]]'s birthplace.<ref name="squad">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad|Squad]]''</ref> The other human colony is [[New Jerusalem]], the home of [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] operative [[Jilan al-Cygni]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 69''</ref> They are the second and third planets in orbit around the star Cygnus, respectively.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly'']</ref>


In real-world astronomy, there are only two stars within the Cygnus constellation within UNSC territory, Epsilon Cygni, which is 72.1 lightyears from Earth, and 16 Cygni, which is, at 70 lightyears from Earth, much closer. It is not known which of these two is inhabited, or indeed whether both are.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Dirt]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Planetary systems]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Planetary Systems]]