I left civilized space on April 19th.. i knew Sag A was already scanned.. so i set sail for different areas... HOWEVER... Sag A is on my list of places to visit this run.. Just so i can say i been there.... so far i am still 2000-3000 Ly from Sag A...while having covered more than 1200 systems and 30k Ly of jumps... i'm ( barring getting ganked at Sag A.. i play open only) probably still 2 months away from hitting Civilized space again.
Nice to see others as enthusiastic for exploration as i am.....also..@!^#&$)(^# to those sitting and waiting for explorers in distant lands...
You're unlikely to be ganked in Sag A* these days, CMDR Metta took over the "Sag A* Defence Force" watch from CMDRs Anuranium and Nightshady. His Anaconda is currently keeping the centre of the galaxy safe for visiting explorers and racers.
Send CMDR Metta a friend request and he'll try to ensure that your arrival is a safe one.
I've departed Sag A* after my second Buckyball Run, and I'm going to do real exploring and see how far to the galactic east I can make it.
To answer the original poster's question from my point of view, there are a handful of Buckyball Runners who've made it to Sag A* in less than 12 hours, and many more who've done it in a single sitting. 14 hours seems to be about average for an Asp, rushing there in one sitting. So if you just wanted to get there as fast as possible it would be easy in an Asp (or an exploration equipped Type 6) to make it there in a week, with perhaps 2 hours travel and 1 hour scanning per day.
I stayed around the Sag A* area for a week and popped back in when I could to greet other Buckyball Runners as they arrived. Doing this I also met a few visiting explorers who'd taken weeks or months to get there.
Regardless of how long they had taken to arrive, everyone was delighted to get there. It's an extremely long journey so whether you are a crazy racer like me, a dedicated explorer like some of my new friends or a galactic tourist, you just need to find a pace you're happy with and something to motivate you to keep going - the next scan, that beautiful nebula 3000LY ahead, or the fastest time ever!
Everyone who's ever made it there (or failed to get there) will admire you just as much, whether you get there in 8h 43m or 365 days. Fly Safe CMDR!
EDIT - Oops! I just noticed that most of my post is an answer to a different thread, rather than the original poster's question! Lol
So anyway, my first rush-there-rush-back trip to Sag A* (and Great Annihilator) netted me 20MCr, just pinging each star system with my ADS while I refueled and charged the FSD. This is actually a case where a shorter range ship would have faired better, as they'd have pinged more systems.
I'll be doing a
lot more scanning on my scenic route back this time, although I'll still make speed runs between interesting places. I'm hoping to get at least 40MCr this time to ensure that I'll be past the level for Pioneer.
