Phoant

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This article is part of the Endless Horizon Scope.

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Phoant

Meta Info

Scope

Scope:Endless Horizon

Designations

Other Names

• Spei (Native)

Orbital Info

Parent Body

Sten

Semimajor Axis

0.5 AU

Orbital Period

128.539 days

Eccentricity

0.022

Properties

Mass

10.928 × Jupiter

Diameter

1.00298 × Jupiter

Surface Gravity

27.481 G

Average Temperature

52 °C

Atmospheric Pressure

Maximum

Age

3.821 Gyr

Rotation Period

12.31 hours

Axial Tilt

2.96 degrees

Biosphere

Dominant Species

None

Overview

Phoant is a warm super-Jupiter and the third planet orbiting Sten, in the Sten system, located

773.56ly from the Earth. It is the second most massive planet in the system, after Nidran. It also hosts quite a lot of moons, including Holymus, the homeworld of the Mirans.

Characteristics

Phoant has a lot of water molecules and methane in its atmosphere, giving its blue tint. Several habs also float in the atmosphere of Phoant, to study the environments of gas giant atmospheres.

History

Phoant is the oldest planet currently in orbit of Sten, and formed the first, kicking Nidran and Pheem out onto long orbits. Once it cleared a gap in the protoplanetary disk, it likely accreted most of the still-surrounding disk, giving it no inner major moons. Its only major moon Holymus, was probably a captured mars-sized planetesimal.