Struve.odt



Struve 2398

aka Gliese 725

Union Star System -

is a binary star system in the constellation Draco. Both stars are red dwarfs and both display variability common to flare stars. The orbital period for the pair is about 295 years, with an average distance of about 56 astronomical units, and the eccentricity of the orbit is 0.70.

Struve 2398 is star number 2398 in the Struve Double Star Catalog of Baltic-German astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. The astronomer's surname, and hence the star identifier, is sometimes indicated by a Greek sigma, Σ.

The System has no planets.. There is a substantial dust ring and 5 dense matter swirls that could eventually turn into planets, Two asteroid bodies called the Foreigner and the Visitor are most likley extra Struve System objects of tremendous age. Both Asteroids are colonized, Main Scooping company is SII Matter Harvesting Inc, There are two deep space scoop refineries and a space based Class C Space Port.

