Kakuloa - Revision history

Alastair: import changes from private wiki, mostly physical characteristics

2018-10-07T05:53:28Z

import changes from private wiki, mostly physical characteristics

Alastair: /* Kakuloa */ add info about orbit (from private wiki)

2018-08-02T03:50:04Z

Kakuloa: add info about orbit (from private wiki)

Xanthiosaurus: /* Sources */

2018-06-10T04:26:54Z

Sources

Alastair: /* Kakuloa */ add moon names

2018-03-11T07:38:42Z

Kakuloa: add moon names

Alastair: Created

2016-10-27T03:54:13Z

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== Kakuloa ==
Habitable planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B, (Alpha Centauri B II)

First extra-solar planet landed upon by humans (but first settlement on [[Sawyers World]]).

* Largest city: Krechets Landing, Kakuloa City (? see ''Renee'')

* Rotation: ~23 hr ?
* Radius: slightly smaller than Earth (0.986 e, 7880 mi)
* Density: slightly higher than Earth (5.76 gm/cm3, vs 5.52 for Earth)
* Gravity: slightly higher than Earth per ''Alpha Centauri: First Landing'' (1.028g)

Escape velocity is lower than Sawyers World, thus less than 11.42 km/sec (or net less than 11 km/sec)
** 11.35 km/sec, with a 0.48 km/sec equatorial rotation boost.

Two moons, one about Luna sized, one about 460km (285mi) diameter.

=== Notes ===
* Tree squids
* Former thriving squidberry industry (see ''Stone Age'', ''Reticuli'')
* Orbiting shipyards (see ''Renee'', ''Chara Talisman'')
* Great surf beaches
* Hotel InterPlanetary, Parry's Restaurant

==Sources==
* Renee
* Alpha Centauri, Book 1

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	Two moons, one about Luna sized, Mahina Nui, and one about 460km (285mi) diameter, Mahina’uku.		Two moons, one about Luna sized, Mahina Nui, and one about 460km (285mi) diameter, Mahina’uku.
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		+	Habitable zone is ~0.56 to ~1.10 AU, orbital period ~0.43 to ~1.20 Earth years. Kakuloa's distance and year about two-thirds of Earth's, but it's not at the inner edge of the HZ.

	=== Notes ===		=== Notes ===

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 == Kakuloa ==
-Habitable planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B,  (Alpha Centauri B II)
+Habitable planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B,  (Alpha Centauri B II, designated "Baker" prior to the first landing)
-First extra-solar planet landed upon by humans (but first settlement on [[Sawyers World]]).
+First extra-solar planet landed upon by humans (but the first settlement was on [[Sawyers World]]).
 * Largest city: Krechets Landing, Kakuloa City (? see ''Renee'')
 * Rotation: ~23 hr ?
-* Radius: slightly smaller than Earth (0.986 e, 7880 mi)
+* Diameter: slightly smaller than Earth (0.986 e, 12,680 km, 7880 mi)
 * Density: slightly higher than Earth (5.76 gm/cm3, vs 5.52 for Earth)
 * Gravity: slightly higher than Earth per ''Alpha Centauri: First Landing'' (1.028g)
 Escape velocity is lower than Sawyers World, thus less than 11.42 km/sec (or net less than 11 km/sec)
-** 11.35 km/sec, with a 0.48 km/sec equatorial rotation boost.
+** 11.35 km/sec, with a 0.48 km/sec equatorial rotation boost. The sidereal day is 23:03:10.08 long, about 05:40 less than the solar day.
-Two moons, one about Luna sized, Mahina Nui, and one about 460km (285mi) diameter, Mahina’uku.
+Two moons, one about Luna sized, Mahina Nui (3300 km), and one about 460km (285mi) diameter, Mahina’uku.
-Habitable zone is ~0.56 to ~1.10 AU, orbital period ~0.43 to ~1.20 Earth years.  Kakuloa's distance and year about two-thirds of Earth's, but it's not at the inner edge of the HZ.
+Habitable zone is ~0.56 to ~1.10 AU, orbital period ~0.43 to ~1.20 Earth years.  Kakuloa's distance and year about two-thirds of Earth's, but it's not at the inner edge of the HZ.  Orbital period is 0.667 Earth years.
 === Notes ===

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 ==Sources==
 * Renee
-* Alpha Centauri, Book 1
+* [[Alpha Centauri: First Landing]]