Xechas

Xechas, also known as Aster e, is an ice giant in the Aster System. It's the fourth planet in the system. It is the largest and most massive planet in the system.
== Physical Characteristics ==
Xechas is an ice giant. It is composed mostly of elements heavier than helium. It is the largest giant in the system. It is about 112 800 kilometers across and has a mass that of 85 Earths. A day on its equator lasts 17 hours. Just like Mystir, Xechas has an ocean made from a mixture of water, ammonia and methane beneath its thick atmosphere and it rains diamonds there due to high pressure.
== Orbit ==
One year on Xechas is 25.5 years. It moves around Aster with a velocity of around 12 km/s. Its orbit is fairly eccentric. The closest it gets to Aster is around 9 AU and the farthest is around 11 AU. It has a semi-major axis of around 10 AU.
== Natural Satellites ==
Xechas has 33 confirmed moons and 4 ring groups. The first nine moons are regular and orbit in practically circular orbits, while the rest are captured into irregular orbits.
=== List of moons ===
Xechas has 33 known moons, the biggest of which are Megal, Endia and Mikr. This is a list of all moons of planet Xechas in The Aster System.
Note: Periods with negative values are retrograde.
Order	Label 	Name 	Diameter	Mass 	Orbital Period
1 	IX 	Parak 	101 km 	60*10^16 kg 	
2 	X 	Voith 	52 km 	33*10^16 kg 	
3 	XI 	S/Xechas 11	42 km 	23*10^16 kg 	
4 	XII 	S/Xechas 12	63 km 	41*10^16 kg 	
5 	XXI 	Epaite 	20 km 	4*10^16 kg 	
6 	XXII 	Eseis 	11 km 	1.1*10^16 kg 	
7 	I 	Megal 	4540 km 	10 212 000*10^16 kg	
8 	II 	Endia 	3015 km 	5 102 000*10^16 kg 	
9 	III 	Mikr 	1439 km 	1 102 000*10^16 kg 	
10 	IV 	Eger 	672 km 	1 532*10^16 kg 	
11 	V 	Reia 	602 km 	1 231*10^16 kg 	
12 	VI 	Meri 	200 km 	402*10^16 kg 	
13 	VII 	Fengar 	98 km 	109*10^16 kg 	
14 	VIII 	Nomat 	121 km 	156*10^16 kg 	
15 	XIII 	S/Xechas 13	39 km 	32*10^16 kg 	
16 	XIV 	S/Xechas 14	29 km 	9*10^16 kg 	
17 	XV 	S/Xechas 15	21 km 	4*10^16 kg 	
18 	XVI 	S/Xechas 16	19 km 	3.2*10^16 kg 	
19 	XVII 	S/Xechas 17	24 km 	7*10^16 kg 	
20 	XVIII 	S/Xechas 18	40 km 	35*10^16 kg 	
21 	XIX 	S/Xechas 19	9 km 	0.9*10^16 kg 	
22 	XX 	Kallo 	8 km 	0.81*10^16 kg 	
23 	XXIII 	S/Xechas 23	6 km 	0.03*10^16 kg 	
24 	XXIV 	S/Xechas 24	5 km 	0.02*10^16 kg 	
25 	XXV 	S/Xechas 25	7 km 	0.4*10^16 kg 	
26 	XXIX 	Tesse 	1 km 	0.0015*10^16 kg 	
27 	XXX 	S/Xechas 30	5 km 	0.021*10^16 kg 	
28 	XXXI 	S/Xechas 31	3 km 	0.0016*10^16 kg 	
29 	XXXII 	S/Xechas 32	2 km 	0.0015*10^16 kg 	
30 	XXXIII	S/Xechas 33	9 km 	0.71*10^16 kg 	
31 	XXVI 	Ari 	8 km 	0.5*10^16 kg 	
32 	XXVII 	Stera 	50 km 	31*10^16 kg 	
33 	XXVIII	S/Xechas 28	4 km 	0.008*10^16 kg 	
=== Ring System ===
The ring system of Xechas probably originated from the collisional fragmentation of several moons that once existed around the planet. After colliding, the moons most likely broke up into many particles, which may be as much as 500 million years old. The ring system stretches out from 2 700 km to 49 200 km from the equator. It consists of hundreds of rings segregated into 4 groups. From the planet outward, they are named XeR1, XeR2, XeR3 and XeR4. (XeR standing for Xechas Ring).
The rings of Xechas are also rich in propeller moonlets, which are large particles of the rings that have a significant effect on other particles.
== History and Future ==
Xechas formed about 4 billion years ago along with other planets in the system. It was a much warmer planet back when Aster was still a main-sequence star. Its appearance was most likely quite similar to the present day. As stated earlier sometime in the past moon collisions took place which created the rings we know today.
Xechas will not stay in orbit around Aster forever. At some point in the future it will get perturbed by a massive object passing through the system and get ejected. Some of its moons may also pass through the Roche limit and contribute their mass to the rings.
== Colonization ==
A variety of rare gases present in its atmosphere is what makes Xechas a valuable planet for any civilization. The Verdan Federation has built a handful of gas mines in the atmosphere of the giant already, with more under construction and also built outposts on the largest moons of Xechas: Megal, Endia and Mikr.
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