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{{Stellar Infobox | {{Stellar Infobox | ||
|name = Sigma Octanus | |name = Sigma Octanus | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|bodies = 4(+) Planets | |bodies = 4(+) Planets | ||
|affiliation = [[ | |affiliation = [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|notable = Site of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | |notable = Site of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sigma Octanus''' is a planetary system with at least four planets orbiting a binary star, and is identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]].<ref>''' | '''Sigma Octanus''' 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. | ||
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Sigma Octanus is a planetary system with at least four planets orbiting a binary star, and is identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector Three.[1] 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.[2]
During the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, Captain Jacob Keyes performed the famous Keyes Loop in the system.[3] In addition, John-117 and the Blue Team found a strange Forerunner artifact in Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History on Sigma Octanus IV while the Covenant tried to retrieve it.[4] The system remained under UNSC control after the battle which ended in a rare UNSC victory.
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 Sol. 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 UNSC colony, significantly further than the Outer Colony system 23 Librae which was considered to be "behind enemy lines" by 2535. Furthermore, the UNSC 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
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
