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'''51 Pegasi''' is a system approximately 50.1 | '''51 Pegasi''' is a stellar system approximately 50.1 light years away from [[Earth]], in the constellation [[wikipedia:Pegasus|Pegasus]].<ref>[[Wikipedia:51 Pegasi|'''Wikipedia'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s article on 51 Pegasi]]</ref> The star's planetary system is home to the planet [[51 Pegasi B]] and its [[Natural satellite|moon]] [[Pegasi Delta]],<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> whose rich oceans were mined by the [[Covenant]] for [[deuterium]] and [[tritium]] in [[2545]]. The Covenant refinery complex was the target of a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] strike in [[Operation: TORPEDO]], which led to the demise of all but two [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref> | ||
51 Pegasi was the very first main sequence ( | ==Trivia== | ||
51 Pegasi was the very first main-sequence ([[Sol|Sun]]-like) star discovered to have a [[Wikipedia:Extrasolar planet|planet]] in orbit around it. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 04:02, November 15, 2011
Template:SeeWikipedia 51 Pegasi is a stellar system approximately 50.1 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pegasus.[1] The star's planetary system is home to the planet 51 Pegasi B and its moon Pegasi Delta,[2] whose rich oceans were mined by the Covenant for deuterium and tritium in 2545. The Covenant refinery complex was the target of a UNSC strike in Operation: TORPEDO, which led to the demise of all but two Beta Company SPARTAN-IIIs.[3]
Trivia
51 Pegasi was the very first main-sequence (Sun-like) star discovered to have a planet in orbit around it.
List of appearances
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Wikipedia's article on 51 Pegasi
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 13
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 15
