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<center>''Not to be confused with [[Eridanus System]]''</center> | <center>''Not to be confused with [[Eridanus System]]''</center> | ||
The '''Epsilon Eridani System''' is 10.5 light years from [[Earth]] and | The '''Epsilon Eridani System''' is 10.5 light years from [[Earth]] and in [[FLEETCOM Sector One]]. It is home to several habitable planets, and until [[2552]] the most notable was [[Reach]]. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol System]], it is one of the closest neighbors of humanity's homeworld. | ||
Epsilon Eridani's superior interstellar jump point had been the most active [[Slipstream Space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with ε Eridani's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020</ref> | Epsilon Eridani's superior interstellar jump point had been the most active [[Slipstream Space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with ε Eridani's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020</ref> | ||
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==Planets== | ==Planets== | ||
[[Image:Reach_Orbit.png|200px|thumb|Reach, the military center of Epsilon Eridani system.]] | [[Image:Reach_Orbit.png|200px|thumb|Reach, the military center of Epsilon Eridani system.]] | ||
Epsilon Eridani is home to several planets, with at least | Epsilon Eridani is home to several planets, with at least six of them known to be inhabited; | ||
*[[Reach|'''Reach''']] - the former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed UNSC colony. Glassed by the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] in 2552. | *[[Reach|'''Reach''']] - the former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed UNSC colony. Glassed by the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] in 2552. | ||
*[[Tribute|'''Tribute''']] - a recently set up colony, known for its industrial capacity. Presumably glassed in the [[Battle of Tribute]]. | |||
*[[Beta Gabriel|'''Beta Gabriel''']] - largely uninhabited, converted into an outdoors resort by wealthy entreprenours. Occupied by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[pack]] soon after the Battle of Reach. | |||
*[[Circumstance|'''Circumstance''']] - famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown. | *[[Circumstance|'''Circumstance''']] - famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown. | ||
*'''[[Tantalus]]''' - another colony with an orbit of UNSC ships that aided in the [[Battle of Reach]]. Most likely glassed, yet Tantalus' status is unknown. | *'''[[Tantalus]]''' - another colony with an orbit of UNSC ships that aided in the [[Battle of Reach]]. Most likely glassed, yet Tantalus' status is unknown. | ||
*'''[[Epsilon Eridani IV]]''' - known to be the site of an [[Insurrection]]. | |||
*'''[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani b|Epsilon Eridani b]]''' - a gas giant discovered in 2000. Likely renamed after system colonization.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani b]]</ref> | *'''[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani b|Epsilon Eridani b]]''' - a gas giant discovered in 2000. Likely renamed after system colonization.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani b]]</ref> | ||
*'''[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani c|Epsilon Eridani c]]''' - a terrestrial planet approximately 37 astronomical units away from the star.<ref>http://www.extrasolar.net/planettour.asp?StarCatId=normal&PlanetId=236</ref> | *'''[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani c|Epsilon Eridani c]]''' - a terrestrial planet approximately 37 astronomical units away from the star.<ref>http://www.extrasolar.net/planettour.asp?StarCatId=normal&PlanetId=236</ref> |