Archer (star system)

Archer

(HD 20782/HD 20781) HD 20782/Archer A, HD 20781/Archer B

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 115.8 ly

System civilian population 102,504,763

Ascension 03 20 04 Declination -28 51 15

Stars in system (binary system)

HD 20782/Archer A, 1.02 solar masses, 1.09 solar radii, metallicity +0.01 Fe/H, spectral class G1.5 V

HD 20781/Archer B, 0.76 solar masses, unknown solar radii, metallicity -0.11 Fe/H, spectral class G9.5 V

Non-CHZ planets

Gapsa (Archer B 1), 12 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 29.15 days, semi-major axis 0.17 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.11, equilibrium temperature 619.9 K, uninhabited

Proculo (Archer B 2), 15.8 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 85.13 days, semi-major axis 0.35 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.28, equilibrium temperature 433.5 K, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Acyl (Archer A 1), 455 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 597.07 days, semi-major axis 1.4 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.96, equilibrium temperature 209.4 K, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Miro (Archer A 1 b), 0.98 Earth masses, 0.99 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 252 K, population 102,115,687

## History

### Colonization Period

Archer was first colonized by the Asgardian Alliance in 2970. The colony was concentrated in a single large habitat dome on Miro, and was not self-sustaining.

### Twenty Years' War

The Asgardian Alliance lost control of the system during the Twenty Years' War after the entire local government was killed in one of the precision attacks against governments commonly employed as a tactic by the Protectorate during this war. Most of the military forces in the system were destroyed or captured. The Protectorate opted against trying to take control of the system, leaving the citizens to form an independent government.

### Independent Period

The colony still relied on supplies from other systems, as it was not yet self-sustaining; being forced to buy oxygen, food, and water from other systems put a huge drain on its finances. In 3580 it was estimated that the government would be bankrupt in twenty years if the trend continued. However, engineers managed to create some stopgap solutions to assist in increasing the food and water production on Miro. In addition, at this time the moon gained some industrial production capability, with titanium mining being an important part of the admittedly tiny economy.

### AIS Period

The local government of the Archer system applied to join the Alliance of Independent Settlements in 3590, after a referendum in which 68% of the population voted to support this decision. The application was accepted and the Archer system formally became a member of the AIS. Despite the best efforts of AIS infrastructure specialists, by 4025 the colony had not yet become self-sustaining. Massive infrastructure and terraforming projects finally resulted in the colony officially gaining self-sustaining status in 4038.

### Sol 4025 Guide to the Universe

Archer is one of the few systems which have extremely high population density in a fairly small area. A large habitat on Miro holds over 100 million colonists, and the system has a slow but steady population growth rate; terraforming of other areas of the moon will be necessary to provide enough room for the colonists, who are now stuffed into small, identical tenements designed to take up a minimum amount of ground space. A single landing pad is the only spacecraft facility on the moon. This causes some problems because supplies are constantly needed by the colonists; the habitat is not yet self-sustaining. The system is also somewhat of a pirate haven, with many pirate ships freely roaming the system despite the best efforts of the system's defense force to stop them; it is rumored that the AIS central government has declared this system a sanctuary system for pirates and has modified the system's defense force accordingly, with less powerful ships and less effective patrol routes. This system has minor factories of Ursa Systems and UAP Shipyards, and there are some major factories on the surface outside the habitat, accessed by underground tunnels. Despite the poor living conditions on the moon, the crime rate there is surprisingly low. The citizens of this system are examples of courage and determination in the face of adversity.