Clestos

Clestos

(HD 208527)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 1044 ly

System civilian population 843,765

Ascension 21 56 24 Declination +21 14 23

Stars in system (single-star system)

HD 208527, 1.6 solar masses, 51.1 solar radii, metallicity -0.09 Fe/H, spectral class K5 V

Non-CHZ planets

Hewei (Clestos 1), 3147 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 876 days, semi-major axis 2.1 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.08, equilibrium temperature 877 K, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons

Loyeyama (Clestos 1 b), 1.5 Earth masses, 1.39 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 884 K, uninhabited

Dreyiter (Clestos 1 c), 1.27 Earth masses, 1.18 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 880 K, uninhabited

CHZ planets

Inkiehines (Clestos 2), 1.02 Earth masses, 1.01 Earth radii, orbital period unknown, semi-major axis 25.1 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.01, equilibrium temperature 275 K, population 827,196

CHZ moons

Bankotis (Clestos 2 b), 0.14 Earth masses, 0.25 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 270 K, uninhabited

## History

### Colonization Period

Clestos was originally colonized by the AIS in 3896, with an initial wave of 40,000 colonists. It was considered a good mining site from the beginning, since Bankotis had large deposits of platinum and copper, and smaller deposits of various other useful metals.

### AIS Period

Clestos was slow to grow at first, only breaking the one million citizen mark in the 4100 census. It had a very small industrial sector at first, but this began to grow significantly starting around 4050, when the local government began to make efforts to deal with the system's pirate problem. The system's tourism sector was quite large for the population size, with about 15% of its revenue coming from tourism. Overall Clestos was mostly peaceful under AIS control.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Clestos is a minor colony in a fairly unpopular sector; few shipping companies have major transport routes that go through this system or end at this system. This system is not very safe, but if there are no big trading convoys coming through you may be able to slip past the pirates undetected. This, of course, requires you to have a ship with good stealth capabilities. Examples of ships like this are the Bird-of-Prey, Scorpion, Wraith, Turukhansk, and Decimator. A good squadron of these ships would be Scorpion transports with a Bird-of-Prey flagship and Turukhansk escorts. This system is of minor interest to researchers because of the giant star; it also has some minor tourist attractions such as the mountain ranges on Inkiehines. There is a zero-gravity combat training center for AISN marines in this system; the exact location of the base is classified. Bankotis has deposits of platinum and copper, as well as many ice plateaus. The atmosphere on the tiny moon is very thin, but is close enough to human requirements that you can go there with a light environmental suit and a temporary breathing mask without many problems. This system has very little industrial production, with minor mining companies sending occasional automated mining robots to the moon, but otherwise this system is of no interest to major industrial companies, due to its location and the fact that it is somewhat unsafe. If you come to this system, make sure your ship has a very long range, as the distances in this system are very large. This can result in stranding due to lack of fuel, which is never convenient or fun. The towing companies in this system sometimes charge very high rates because of the sheer number of calls that they get from people whose ships have run out of fuel. Most stations in this system sell fuel pods that you can attach to your ship to get a little extra range; these are a very good idea to get.