Happened upon this seemingly mundane looking system (BRAMBUE RW-O C21-4, about 2k Ly from Colonia) last week. First I was like "meh, just an icy body 7k Ls away. Whatevs, let's move on" but then I noticed the surface temp and it piqued my interest; felt kind of hot for an icy body so I decided to take a gander. I didn't even look at the orbital info, I just closed the Sys Map and pointed my nose towards the planet.
As I got closer and the orbit lines became visible, it looked like the orbit went through the star. To my disappointment, that wasn't the case. It just swung by relatively close. I made a swoop around where the orbit was closest and estimated the distance to be somewhere 1.5-ish Ls. It reminded me of World Of Death, albeit this being much bigger and slower planet, so I dubbed it Almost World Of Death. Unfortunately, the planet was heading towards aphelion and the next fly-by would be several days away. So I decided to head back to Colonia and sell whatever data I had accrued and return for the perihelion.
When I got back the planet had passed aphelion was little over 20 Ls from the star. Time to find a landing spot.
In the end, the fly-by was quite undramatic. The closest it got was 1.60 Ls. I could fly both normally and orbitally without any problems or dangers while the star was directly over my head. Not even close enough to initiate fuel scooping. But it looked pretty cool nonetheless. I think it might be worth the visit if you're in the neighborhood, to at least check where the planet is going. Probably not dramatic enough to warrant sticking around days waiting for the perihelion. Unless you really want to.
A short video I took while driving around when the planet was at its closest.
Also took a moment to bask in the glorious warmth of the star while it was setting
As I got closer and the orbit lines became visible, it looked like the orbit went through the star. To my disappointment, that wasn't the case. It just swung by relatively close. I made a swoop around where the orbit was closest and estimated the distance to be somewhere 1.5-ish Ls. It reminded me of World Of Death, albeit this being much bigger and slower planet, so I dubbed it Almost World Of Death. Unfortunately, the planet was heading towards aphelion and the next fly-by would be several days away. So I decided to head back to Colonia and sell whatever data I had accrued and return for the perihelion.
When I got back the planet had passed aphelion was little over 20 Ls from the star. Time to find a landing spot.
21 Ls
18.7 Ls
7.20 Ls
4.10 Ls
2.22 Ls
The previous pic as seen on the Sys Map. Well, three minutes later.
18.7 Ls
7.20 Ls
4.10 Ls
2.22 Ls
The previous pic as seen on the Sys Map. Well, three minutes later.
In the end, the fly-by was quite undramatic. The closest it got was 1.60 Ls. I could fly both normally and orbitally without any problems or dangers while the star was directly over my head. Not even close enough to initiate fuel scooping. But it looked pretty cool nonetheless. I think it might be worth the visit if you're in the neighborhood, to at least check where the planet is going. Probably not dramatic enough to warrant sticking around days waiting for the perihelion. Unless you really want to.
A short video I took while driving around when the planet was at its closest.
Also took a moment to bask in the glorious warmth of the star while it was setting
