Object DEX 12
Anomalous Object
Elongated object with central height bulge, likely housing a black hole
Presumed interstellar travel using black hole propulsion
Dark, near-invisible
Solid
Difficult to detect; gravitational signature first, later visually
Presumed tangible
Not containable
Relativistic Object (~50% speed of light)
- ~12-14 kilometers length
- ~1 kilometer height
The Orion Nebula
Black hole-based propulsion signature
Linear trajectory observed
High-speed linear travel (~0.5c)
Unknown, but relativistic object likely radiates heat
Extremely low; not easily visible
High; observed consistently since detection
Unknown but assumed extremely high
Unknown
No
No
Yes (self-propelled)
Minimal; poses no immediate threat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
2094
- Discovery via gravitational wave detection (2094)
- Confirmation with Ibuki Space Telescope (2219)
The center of the Orion Nebula. The object is most likely a starship based on observations from the Ibuki Space Telescope. The origin of this object is unknown.
Description
Observations of the object suggest it to be a Black Hole Starship, a Starship powered via a large blackhole towed along with the ship. The black hole has a mass of approximately 100 Trillion kilograms, making it the largest ever recorded object to move at relativistic speeds.
Object DEX 12 has been observed by several satellites to be anywhere from 12-14 Kilometers in length, and about a kilometer in height. Only one satellite has observed a small increase in height towards the center of the object, presumably where the blackhole is located.
Discovery
In 2094, a team of scientists was gathering data using a newly constructed gravitational wave detector. The team discovered the Object after over a month of gathering data. They published a paper regarding the seemingly anomalous gravitational signature, with little attention paid to it, due to the experimental nature of the detector (this was the newest model at the time).
It was only in the year 2101, a different team detected the same anomaly. Only this time did the scientific community take notice. Hundreds of satellites across the solar system were oriented towards the object, most of which failing to detect it.
It took over one hundred years for technology to become advanced enough to detect the object using visible light. The Ibuki Space Telescope was the first satellite to observe the object in 2219.