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Ross 248

Flare star near sol

Ross 248
Image from Steve Bowers
Star Ross 248
Type M6V
Distance from Sol 10.3 ly
Colonised 680AT

Colonised by the Beamrider Network in 680AT, this system was one of the first contacted by the Eridanus League in 783 but declined to join. After an economic crash in 950, the remaining colonists decided to align themselves with the new First Federation.

600AT
Image from Steve Bowers
Location of Ross 248 at colonisation
Currently aligned with the Solar Organisation, this system is mostly populated by space-adapted humans and aioids adapted to withstand the frequent flares.
 
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Development Notes
Text by Steve Bowers
Initially published on 05 October 2016.

 
 
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