Wekotos

Wekotos

(GJ 687)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 14.8 ly

System civilian population 1,924,386,721

Ascension 17 36 26 Declination +68 20 21

Stars in system (single-star system)

GJ 687, 0.4 solar masses, unknown solar radii, metallicity unknown, spectral class M3V

Non-CHZ planets

Infurin (Wekotos 2), 16 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 728 days, semi-major axis 1.17 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.4, equilibrium temperature unknown, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons

Dombra (Wekotos 2 b), 0.23 Earth masses, 0.57 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 102 K, uninhabited

CHZ planets

Tirburoy (Wekotos 1), 17.2 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 38.14 days, semi-major axis 0.16 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.17, equilibrium temperature unknown, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Yarsonsk (Wekotos 1 b), 0.7 Earth masses, 0.86 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 289 K, population 1,809,836,723

## History

### Colonization Period

Wekotos was originally colonized by an independent venture in 2139.

### Independent Period

Wekotos was independent from 2139 until 14 March 3857, when it joined the Alliance of Independent Settlements. During this time it constructed an accelerator jump gate, allowing people to travel up to 25,000 light-years from the system. Wekotos was also the site of a minor battle between local naval forces, Bandorian, Imperial, and LABS naval forces, and Perth ships in March 3206 during the Perth war. The local coalition managed to quickly repel the Perth forces, suffering a loss of 17 capital ships and 54 subcapital ships to the Perth's loss of 13 capital ships and 74 subcapital ships; many Perth gunships were destroyed by powerful long-range disruptor turrets on local armed space stations, as the commander of the system defense forces requested the allied ships to form up near these space stations so they could provide cover fire. Wekotos developed considerable local agricultural and commerce sectors, although until its entry into the AIS it had very little industrial production.

### AIS Period

Wekotos was mostly peaceful under AIS rule.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Wekotos is a mostly safe AIS population center, with large agricultural and commerce sectors, and a decently large system defense force. Recently pirates have made some incursions into the outer regions of the system, but otherwise it is quite safe. Wekotos has a large asteroid belt, from 2.0 to 6.5 AU from the star, that is easy to navigate and provides a major source of industry to the system. The LABS have many colonies set up in this asteroid belt, and Wekotos was one of the first major LABS colonies outside Sol; it is estimated that by 2200, just 61 years after Wekotos was first colonized, there was already a significant LABS presence in the 'belt. The asteroids here have high concentrations of valuable metals, mostly gold, platinum, iridium, neutronium, palladium, and rhodium. Wekotos has factories of Ursa Systems, Ceres Space, and UAP Shipyards. In addition to shipbuilding, the system has a large industrial sector that produces other consumer goods, and its massive agricultural sector provides food products that are sent to many AIS colonies to help them in their journey to becoming self-sustaining.