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{{Planet
'''51 Pegasi-B''' is a planet located in a star system on the fringes of [[UNSC]]-controlled space, orbiting [[51 Pegasi]], and is close to [[85 Pegasi-194A]]. It is also home to the small [[Natural satellite|moon]] of [[Pegasi Delta]].<ref name="Page 15">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 15''</ref>
|name          = 51 Pegasi-B  
|star, position = [[wikipedia:51 Pegasi|51 Pegasi]]
|satellite(s)  = Pegasi Delta
|atmosphere    = Oxygen-Nitrogen (Possible)
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'''51 Pegasi-B''' was a planet located in a star system on the fringes of [[UNSC]] controlled space, orbiting [[51 Pegasi]], and was close to [[85 Pegasi-194A]]<ref name="Page 15">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 15</ref>. It was also home of the small moon of [[Pegasi Delta]].
The [[Covenant]] constructed a massive refinery on the planet's moon, Pegasi Delta.{{Ref/Reuse|Page 15}} Serving as a supply station, the system was to be a Covenant forward staging post for incursions into UNSC space, as Covenant ships would come here and refuel, resupply, and gather to attack the enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|Page 15}} In [[2545]], the [[Spartan-III]] [[Beta Company]] was sent on an attack on this facility during [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. Though they successfully destroyed the facility, 298 of the Spartans were killed in the battle, leaving only [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] alive.<ref >'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 26-27''</ref>


The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] constructed a massive refinery on the planet's moon, Pegasi Delta<ref name="Page 15"/>. Serving as a supply station, the system was to be a Covenant forward staging post for incursions into UNSC space, as Covenant ships would come here and refuel, resupply, and gather to attack the enemy. <ref name="Page 15"/> In [[2545]], the [[Spartan-III]] [[Beta Company]] was sent on an attack on this facility during [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. Though they successfully destroyed the facility, 296 of the 300 [[Spartan-III]]s in Beta Company were massacred in a suicidal frontal assault, with the exceptions of [[Min-B174]] after his death in an explosives accident and [[Adam-B004]], who died when the facility exploded. These incidents only left [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] alive.
==Trivia==
The planet [[Wikipedia:51 Pegasi b|55 Pegasi b]] and the star [[Wikipedia:51 Pegasi|51 Pegasi]] exist in real life, within the constellation [[Wikipedia:Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasus]], 50.1 light years from [[Earth]]. 51 Pegasi b was the first ever planet discovered orbiting a sun-like star.


[[Wikipedia:51 Pegasi|51 Pegasi]] is an actual star, within the constellation [[Wikipedia:Pegasus (Constellation)|Pegasus]], with the planet [[Wikipedia:51 Pegasi b|55 Pegasi b]] orbiting it. The real life system is 50.1 lightyears from [[Earth]]. 51 Pegasi b was the first ever planet discovered orbiting a sun-like star.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
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51 Pegasi B
Astrographical

System:

51 Pegasi system

Orbiting:

51 Pegasi

Moon(s):

Pegasi Delta

 

51 Pegasi-B is a planet located in a star system on the fringes of UNSC-controlled space, orbiting 51 Pegasi, and is close to 85 Pegasi-194A. It is also home to the small moon of Pegasi Delta.[1]

The Covenant constructed a massive refinery on the planet's moon, Pegasi Delta.[1] Serving as a supply station, the system was to be a Covenant forward staging post for incursions into UNSC space, as Covenant ships would come here and refuel, resupply, and gather to attack the enemy.[1] In 2545, the Spartan-III Beta Company was sent on an attack on this facility during Operation: TORPEDO. Though they successfully destroyed the facility, 298 of the Spartans were killed in the battle, leaving only Lucy-B091 and Tom-B292 alive.[2]

Trivia[edit]

The planet 55 Pegasi b and the star 51 Pegasi exist in real life, within the constellation Pegasus, 50.1 light years from Earth. 51 Pegasi b was the first ever planet discovered orbiting a sun-like star.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 15
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 26-27