The Ilus system, some times referred to as "ILU",[Citation needed] is a gravitationally bound system containing six major planetary bodies in orbit around its governing star. It is the first planetary system that humanity colonized after SOL.
| “ | The new sun was a faint dot of yellow-white light, not all that different from Sol when viewed from the Ring sitting just outside Uranus’ orbit. It had five rocky inner planets, one massive gas giant, and a number of dwarf planets in orbits even farther out than the Ring. | „ |
| — The Expanse Novel Cibola Burn | ||
History
The eponymous fourth planet, Ilus IV, referred colloquially to as Ilus, and also known as New Terra by the United Nations, is a fully habitable world, being slightly larger than Earth and having just over one gravity. It was the very first world mankind colonized in their interstellar expansion phase.
System composition
Gravitational governor
- Ilus' Star
Orbiting bodies
Inner system
- Ilus I
- Ilus II
- Ilus III
- Ilus IV (New Terra)
- 13 satellites (artificial)
- Ilus V
Outer system
- Ilus VI
Ilus gate
See also
References
External links
Planetary system on Wikipedia