J1407b "Zeus"

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"We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still."

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J1407b (designated by Humans as Zeus, and referred to as 1SWASP J140747, J1407, and Mamajek's Object) is a very massive and highly prominent gas giant, located in the J1407 Star System. J1407b is the only planet in the entire system, and rightfully so. J1407b is famed for its gargantuan ring system, which is the largest one near Earth. These rings, 1.2 AU in diameter, are the primary source of tourism of the system, and it has brought J1407b unlimited amounts of attention.

Initially thought to be a brown dwarf, J1407b's real identity was uncovered on a massive scientific expedition during in the dawn of Human interstellar travel. To almost everyone's glee, J1407b truly contained its prophetic rings, which stretched out far beyond thought possible. Instantly, J1407b (Since re-named to Zeus) became a massive sensation all across Earth.

As infrastructure was established to J1407b, corporations had the idea of promoting tourism and company representation, using J1407b as a kind of advertisement platform. It very much succeeded, and thousands of colonists were willing to go near J1407b to research and colonize.

Later on, as the United Federation of Star Systems grew, J1407b was cornered off and limited access was allowed. This was because of some new scientific discoveries were made, involving an intricate ring system. Scientists also tested the delicacy of this ring system, and it was deemed unstable. As a result, corporations had to pull out for a few momentary years.

As internal colonization and research was being conducted, even more infrastructure was being put into place. There was also the discovery a major moon, named Unalides, which was detected in the deep crevices of J1407b's ring system. It is known that this moon is rather young, and holds a lesser dense dusty surface. This did not stop colonization, and Unalides has since become an Ecumenopolis.

Ring System

The rings of J1407b from a top-down perspective. The A-B rings are barely visible, while the C-H rings are more or less tangible. The final ring, the H ring, is separated by a massive gap. The planet itself is but a dot against its rings.

The ring system of J1407b is no question. It is the largest known ring system of any body near Earth, and has kept its stability for many millennia. Over the 197 thousand years of extensive colonization, most of the rings around J1407b have remained intact, thanks to precise colonization and restoration efforts. Moonlets have also formed in this ring system, forming and disappearing over the course of its cataloged lifespan.

J1407b's rings in proportion to its orbit. Individual rings are barely visible, but the entire construct appears to be massive. It is told that if Saturn's rings were replaced with these, they'd glow massively and brightly.

There are eight major ringed sections around J1407b, designated from A-H. The A to C rings are the closest and densest, and happen to contain a large amount of people in orbital constructs. The D-F rings are less popular, but are less disturbed by manmade influence, which makes them better for sightseeing. The G-H rings are admittedly dim and a bit unnoteworthy, though they are the least disturbed rings of the entire array.

In the gaps of these rings, massive space stations have been placed reserved areas, and have slowly added or maintained the gaps in J1407b's rings. These usually contain millions of people, who are either here to stay or passing by as tourists. The intricacy of J1407b's ring system has marveled countless people, to the point where local sightseeing companies have exploded in profits.

Sedruan Artifacts

In the innermost rings of J1407b, there used to lie a massive array of enigmatic technology, since lost and disintegrated to time. Before its destruction and removal, it was noted that these were of Sedruan origin, which suggests that Sedruans took influence of J1407b and created a massive construct. The modern Sedruan government has made hardly any comments about this, seemingly oblivious to their past.

What is known is that the Sedruans of long ago colonized and fully took over the area around J1407b, and created a massive space station. It is theorized that the rings of J1407b could be a massive Sedruan art display, with its intricacy and unusual size.