game play content questions

I'm currently departing on a long pilgrimage with a teammate to Colonia and doing exploration along the way there. I see this as a great opportunity to fill up my codex as we hop there. As I was thumbing through the codex, I noticed it mention P-type and Q-type spawns in rings and asteroid...

i scanned this guy, no bounty, i killed this guy, got a bounty and no merits in the transaction

This is my CMDR Aebram Game Play Journal. A friend recruited me to play Elite Dangerous for some multi-crew and join in doing other joint content play. I've played Elite Dangerous once before when the franchise first launched its first release, so I started with some familiarity. I went...