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GELICA SYSTEM
AKA. The UPSILON ANDROMEDAE SYSTEM






Proper Name
of Planet
Formal
Designation
Planetary Statistics
Planet's
Major Moons
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Upsilon Andromedae A
aka. “Gelica”
Distance from Earth: 43.9 light-years
Star Type: F8V, whitish yellow main-sequence star
Diameter of sun: 1,380,000 miles (1.6 Rsun)
Age of System: 2,600 million earth years

Saffar
Upsilon Andromedae b
“Gelica I”
       Flaming Gas Giant
Distance from sun: 5.53 million miles
Diameter: 94,914 miles (12.0 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 4.62 earth days
Rotation Period: *tidally locked*
Atmosphere: H2, He
Avg. Temperature: 930°C
Gravity: 1.5 g
Axial Tilt: 176°
Moons: 4 minor

Notes: Discovered on June 23, 1996 A.D.

Samh
Upsilon Andromedae c
“Gelica II”
       Greyish-purple Gas Giant
Distance from sun: 57 to 97 million miles
Diameter: 90,271 miles (11.4 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 241.26 earth days
Rotation Period: 9:28 earth hours
Atmosphere: H2, He
Avg. Temperature: 64°C
Gravity: 25 g
Axial Tilt: 65°
Moons: 2 major, 30+ minor

Notes: Discovered on April 15, 1999 A.D.

Magriti
Upsilon Andromedae d
“Gelica III”
       Blue Gas Giant
Distance from sun: 175 to 297 million miles
Diameter: 90,372 miles (11.4 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 1,276.46 earth days (280.15 Gheariman days)
Rotation Period: 13:07 earth hours
Atmosphere: H2, He
Avg. Temperature: -5°C
Gravity: 4.8 g
Axial Tilt: 6°
Moons: 5 major, 50+ minor

Notes: Discovered on April 15, 1999 A.D.
Ghoden
Ghantas
Graxus
Ghearim
Colonised in 6566 A.D.
Terraformed during the 66th to 69nd Centuries.
Garoclus
Upsilon Andromedae e
“Gelica IV”
       Purplish Gas Giant w/ green rings
Distance from sun: 488 million miles
Diameter: 94,358 miles (11.9 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 10.56 earth years
Rotation Period: 8:42 earth hours
Atmosphere: H2, He
Gravity: 3.7 g
Axial Tilt: 125°
Avg. Temperature: -135°C
Moons: 5 major, 70+ minor

Notes: Discovered on November 22, 2010 A.D.
Upsilon Andromedae B
aka. “Gaticon”
Distance from Gelica: 69,700 million miles
Star Type: M4V, red dwarf
Diameter of sun: 200,200 miles (0.23 Rsun)
Orbital Period: 16,729 earth years

Gaticon I
       Hot Lunar World
Distance from sun: 2.07 million miles
Diameter: 959 miles (0.12 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 2.693 earth days
Rotation Period: tidally locked
Atmosphere: none
Gravity: 0.15 g
Axial Tilt: 1°
Moons: 2 minor

Gaticon II
       Desert World
Distance from sun: 8.6 million miles
Diameter: 3,778 miles (0.48 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 23.093 earth days
Rotation Period: tidally locked
Atmosphere: 1 psi; CO2, SO2, H2S
Gravity: 0.3 g
Axial Tilt: 4°
Moons: 3 minor

Gaticon III
       Cloudy Titan World w/rings
Distance from sun: 44 million miles
Diameter: 17,958 miles (2.27 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 263.102 earth days
Solar Day: 13:40 earth hours
Atmosphere: 16psi; N2, CH4
Gravity: 1.48 g
Axial Tilt: 19°
Moons: none

Gaticon IV
       Small Gas Giant
Distance from sun: 74 million miles
Diameter: 22,888 miles (2.89 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 1.58 earth years
Solar Day: 10:51 earth hours
Atmosphere: H2, He
Gravity: 1.37 g
Axial Tilt: 1.37°
Moons: 1 major, 16 minor

Gaticon V
       Ice World
Distance from sun: 151 million miles
Diameter: 2,680 miles (0.34 Earth's diameter)
Orbital Period: 4.597 earth years
Solar Day: 6.305 earth days
Atmosphere: none
Gravity: 0.13 g
Axial Tilt: 1°
Moons: 1









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