Halcyon (star system)

Halcyon

(Kepler-62)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 1200 ly

System civilian population 15,657,438

Ascension 18 52 51 Declination +45 20 59

Stars in system (single-star system)

Kepler-62, 0.69 solar masses, 0.63 solar radii, metallicity -0.37 Fe/H, spectral class K2 V

Non-CHZ planets

Mephlaruta (Halcyon 1), unknown Earth masses, 1.31 Earth radii, orbital period 5.71 days, semi-major axis 0.06 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 750 K, uninhabited

Chivemia (Halcyon 2), unknown Earth masses, 0.54 Earth radii, orbital period 12.44 days, semi-major axis 0.09 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 578 K, uninhabited

Vazninda (Halcyon 3), unknown Earth masses, 1.95 Earth radii, orbital period 18.16 days, semi-major axis 0.12 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 510 K, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons

Rignyria (Halcyon 3 b), 0.4 Earth masses, 0.57 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 515 K, uninhabited

CHZ planets

Garacarro (Halcyon 4), unknown Earth masses, 1.61 Earth radii, orbital period 122.4 days, semi-major axis 0.43 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 270 K, population 2,134,286

Drealiv (Halcyon 5), unknown Earth masses, 1.41 Earth radii, orbital period 267 days, semi-major axis 0.72 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 208 K, population 1,479,863

CHZ moons

Dilinerth (Halcyon 4 b), 0.9 Earth masses, 0.95 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 272 K, population 11,895,570

## History

### Colonization Period

Halcyon was originally colonized by the Alliance of Independent Settlements in 3805. Its population grew rapidly, and infrastructure and industry expanded to match.

### AIS Period

Halcyon was mostly peaceful under AIS control, with no major battles taking place here. The first colonists established a base on Dilinerth, and it rapidly expanded. A colony was established on Garacarro in 3866, and this also grew quite rapidly. The local government established a large colony on Drealiv in 3908. The colonists there only lived in sealed habitats at first, and had to import oxygen, water, and food from Dilinerth and Garacarro. Terraforming of Drealiv was begun in 4028, and was completed in 4071. After the terraforming process the colony there grew rapidly as well, reaching over 5 million citizens in the 4125 census. The system's manufacturing and industrial sector expanded rapidly after Drealiv was terraformed, due to the massive increase in available planetary surface space for development. Despite no major corruption in the local government, the UEO still established a moderate presence in Halcyon from 3950-4150, as the system defense force at the time was not large or well-equipped enough to engage large UEO squadrons. Starting in 4120, the local government placed greater emphasis on building up its naval power, and the UEO soon lost influence in the system.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Halcyon is a surprisingly safe and productive AIS Kepler Sector system. Despite the low metallicity of the system's star, many materials are imported from other systems, making large-scale industrial and manufacturing projects possible. Ursa Systems and UAP Shipyards both have major factories in this system. This system is of minor interest to many researchers because it has five planets, which is somewhat of a rarity. If you come to this system you should at least have a moderately powerful ship such as a Conqueror, Lanerunner, or Korolev Class Interceptor, preferably with at least two good escort ships. Trading in Halcyon is easy; bring in metals and ship system modules and go out with industrial products, radioactive materials, or if your ship is big enough, small ships produced by the manufacturers in this system. Despite the fact that this system is safer than most Kepler Sector systems, it is still only barely acceptable for most major transport companies to send materials through this system, so you should still be alert at all times for pirates.