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Dan's Test Star
Stellar Data
Common Name	Dan's Test Star
System	Dan's Test Star System
Location (Galactic Coordinates)	-28659, 0, 56
Object Class	Main Sequence Star
Spectral Class	G0V
Temperature (Surface)	~5900 K
Mass	~2.07e30 kg (1.04 x Sol)
Radius	~753,336 km (1.08 x Sol)
Luminosity	Unknown (Data not provided in source table, will default to Unknown)
Habitable Zone	~0.72 AU – ~1.41 AU
Planets	15+ (Incl. Terrestrial, Gas/Ice Giants, Icy Bodies, Occupied World)
Roche Limit	~1.12 million km
Hill Radius	~4.70 LY
2000K Dust Sublimation	~3.12 million km (~0.021 AU)
1200K Lava Line	~8.66 million km (~0.058 AU)
320K Habitable Zone Start	~0.72 AU
230K Habitable Zone End	~1.41 AU
150K Frost Line	~3.30 AU

The system is centred around a G0V main sequence star. Long Range Sensor output indicates a complex system containing at least 15 objects, including:

The central G0V star itself.
Multiple Atmospheric Terrestrial Planets at various orbits (e.g., 0.25 AU, 2.02 AU, 3.52 AU).
At least one planet occupied by an alien civilization: The Great Unicorn Empire Occupied Planet (1.25 AU), exhibiting both Life and Tech signatures.
Class I Gas Giants (e.g., 6.25 AU, 10.59 AU).
An Ice Giant (e.g., 20.14 AU).
Numerous Icy Bodies in the outer system (beyond 20 AU), consistent with the system's calculated Scattered Disk boundaries (17.10 AU - 26.94 AU).

The central star itself, "Dan's Test Star", has the following properties displayed on Sensors:

Spectral Class: G0V - A yellow main sequence star, slightly hotter than Sol.
Population: Population I - Indicating relatively high metallicity.
Temperature: Average surface temperature of ~5900 Kelvin.
Age: Approximately 3.9 Billion years old (0.83 x Sol).
Mass: ~2.07 x 10^30 kg (1.04 x Sol).
Radius: ~753,336 km (1.08 x Sol).
Density: ~1,107 kg/m^3 (0.79 x Sol).
Gravity (Surface): ~235.93 m/s^2 (0.86 x Sol).
Escape Velocity: ~600.9 km/s (0.97 x Sol).
Composition (Photosphere): Hydrogen: ~77.54%, Helium: ~20.87%, Metals: ~1.58%.
Metallicity [Fe/H]: 0.15.
Spectral Analysis Graph: Visual representation available on Short Range Sensors.

Key calculated boundaries based on the star's properties include:

Data available for "The Great Unicorn Empire Occupied Planet" showcases the type of details generated for planets within this system:

Overview Text: "A lush Earthlike world orbiting 1.25AU from its parent star, with a significant atmosphere and an average surface temperature of 278K. This planet is inhabited by a mammalian race known as the The Great Unicorn Empire".
Physical Characteristics: Earth-like size (~1.04x Earth Radius, ~0.97x Earth Mass) and gravity (~1.06g), Age ~3.91 GYr, Equilibrium Temp ~244 K.
Atmosphere Data: Classified as "Significant" with an Average Temp of ~278.4 K.
Civilisation Data: Identifies the "The Great Unicorn Empire" as Mammalian, Spiritual, with a Democracy government, Tech Level 21, and moderate Aggression/Xenophobia (50%).
Orbital Characteristics: Semi-Major Axis 1.25 AU, Orbital Period 1 Year, Eccentricity 0.11%, Apoapsis 1.25 AU, Periapsis 1.11 AU, etc.

Given its diverse contents and the detailed data available, the Dan's Test Star system serves as a valuable environment for:

Testing procedural generation algorithms for various star and planet types.
Developing and verifying Sensors functionality across different modes (Long/Short Range) and target summaries, including Spectral Analysis display.
Implementing and testing the detection of Life and Tech signatures, along with associated civilisation data generation.
Benchmarking performance related to star system rendering and simulation.
Demonstrating gameplay features during Developer Live Streams.

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-'''Dan's Test Star''' is a specific star system within [[Starship Simulator]], located at galactic coordinates '''X: -28,659 / Y: 0 / Z: 56'''. It appears frequently in developer streams and test builds and serves as a primary testbed environment for [[Dan Govier]] and [[Fleetyard Studios]] to implement and verify various game features.
+{{Page_Intro|description='''Dan's Test Star''' is a specific star system within [[Starship Simulator]], located at galactic coordinates '''X: -28,659 / Y: 0 / Z: 56'''. It appears frequently in developer streams and test builds and serves as a primary testbed environment for [[Dan Govier]] and [[Fleetyard Studios]] to implement and verify various game features.}}
 == System Overview ==