Corolla

Corolla

(HD 154857)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 209 ly

System civilian population 6,439,719

Ascension 17 11 15 Declination -56 40 50

Stars in system (single-star system)

HD 154857, 1.72 solar masses, 2.31 solar radii, metallicity -0.31 Fe/H, spectral class G5 V

Non-CHZ planets

Alnoacarro (Corolla 2), 820 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 3452 days, semi-major axis 5.36 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.06, equilibrium temperature 137.6 K, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons

Bibryke (Corolla 2 b), 1.38 Earth masses, 1.24 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 130 K, uninhabited

Nondonoe (Corolla 2 c), 0.65 Earth masses, 1.4 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 121 K, uninhabited

CHZ planets

Crides (Corolla 1), 712 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 408.6 days, semi-major axis 1.29 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.46, equilibrium temperature 280.4 K, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Kinzipra (Corolla 1 b), 1.28 Earth masses, 1.2 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 275 K, population 6,430,387

## History

### Colonization Period

Corolla was originally colonized by the Alliance of Independent Settlements in 3590.

### AIS Period

Corolla was peaceful under AIS control, with no major conflicts. It had very slow population growth at first, but then grew rapidly starting in the 3975 census, when the population jumped from 2.7 million (in the 3950 census) to 4.4 million, and continued to grow rapidly since then, mostly due to immigration. Overall, 85% of immigrants here are from Asgardian star systems, 12% are from Bandorian star systems, and 3% are from other AIS star systems. Corolla is primarily an agricultural system, with some mining; in 3965, a naval base was constructed in the system, along with a medium-sized AISN shipyard for construction of new ships. Corolla also has a fairly productive asteroid mining industry.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Corolla is a relatively unremarkable planetary system, with two large gas giants, both more massive than Jupiter. Corolla 2 has an extensive ring system, presumably formed by the collision of several moons. Corolla 2 c is a gas dwarf, with profitable opportunities for gas mining. The sight of Corolla 2’s rings from the side and slightly above the ring plane is glorious, especially if you can see the brilliant purple gas dwarf moon, Corolla 2 c, to the side. There is a Level 12 station in orbit around Corolla 2, with full repair facilities and an excellent shipyard. The system also has an asteroid belt between the first and the second planet; a Level 1 and a Level 10 station are located in this belt, making it a fairly good hideout for pirates. This asteroid belt is a good place for mining as well, with high levels of rare and valuable materials, especially metals. Sometimes you can find derelict ships in this asteroid field as well, and as UAP Shipyards, the AIS' largest starship manufacturer, has a shipyard in Corolla, you can get good prices for the scrap materials from the derelicts. Many researchers come to this system, so you can sometimes get contracts for research materials, which are always profitable, since research materials are usually not worth a lot of money so pirate squadrons will not be inclined to fire on your ship if you have a hold full of oganesson, for example. The AISN cruisers AISN Oakland and AISN Coniac are based in Corolla, so their fighter squadrons are also present in the system in addition to the three AISN fighter squadrons already based in the system. Each cruiser has a total of five fighter squadrons for a total of ten squadrons between them and thirteen squadrons total in the system. This means that on the main spacelanes, pirates are a rare sight, but as soon as you stray slightly off the ‘lane, you will get swarmed.