Groombridge 34

Groombridge 34

Union System Upward Sector



a binary star system located about 11.7 light years from our own Sun. It consists of two red dwarf stars in a nearly circular orbit with a separation of about 147 astronomical units. Both stars in this pair exhibit variability due to random flares and they have been given variable star designations. (The brighter member Groombridge 34 A is designated GX And, and the other member is designated GQ And)

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Due to Groombridge 34 AB's proximity to Sol, the system has been an object of intense interest among astronomers. It was selected as a "Tier 1" target star for NASA's optical Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) to detect a planet as small as three Earth-masses within two AUs of its host star (and so some summary system information and images of Groombridge 34 A and 34 B may still be available from the SIM Teams), but the SIM project manager announced on November 8, 2010 that the mission was indefinitely postponed due to withdrawal of NASA funding.



After the Ascent, in 2089 the distance of 11 light years was only one Hyperspace jump away and Groombridge was among the first extra solar systems to be surveyed by United Earth.

It became known as the Groombridge system, the 34 designation was no longer used.

There are eight planets and 6 minor Planets and a number of moons in the Groombridge system. While one was well within the goldilocks zone and had some of the the right prerequisites for a life bearing garden world, the often flaring main star and the heavy radiation prevented the development of life and whatever liquid water there was, was cooked of.



None of the other planets had any redeeming features maiking them interesting for early colonists of the Second Exodus.

The earliest settlers arrived in 2169 and not part of any Bureau of Colonist Affairs Ark resettlement, but in small private or co op owned ships, stuffed with supplies and tools.



Planets: 
 * 1) Lead Ball
 * 2) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Boiler
 * 3) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Dust Bowl + 1 Moon
 * 4) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Generic Rock Ball + 3 Moons
 * 5) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Smallest + 9 Moons
 * 6) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Kunkivie + 1 Moon
 * 7) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Abalon + 1 Moon
 * 8) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Bleeker

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 * 1) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Cathedral
 * 2) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Bonbon, Planetoid
 * 3) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Silica
 * 4) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Albedo
 * 5) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Sucker
 * 6) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">No Luck

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