Why is this system designated "E" or do I need to go back to map school?

[Rooster Podunk]

Stuemeae KM-W E1-433
2 meh T-tauris total 0.29 solar masses + 1 typical meh C1GG. Maybe I read something wrong about naming/classification designations and I'm here to volunteer for re-education.

 

[MattG]

The system looks to be in the suppression zone. It can be seen on variosu edastro maps - e.g. https://edastro.com/mapcharts/bluestars.png

If I remember correctly, it was only supposed to exist around Sol - but presumably due to a misplaced OR instead of AND means it spans North-South and East-West from Sol. Affected systems have a lot less mass, and will look generic and mundane.

 

[Deleted member 38366]

I've found entire areas in different parts of the Galaxy where the Mass Code somehow went "all weirdo" and was in no relation to the actual mass in the respective Systems.

I can only assume Stellar Forge had a tiny bug.
(the last ones were in the northern and northwestern outer arms of the Galaxy, far away from the mentioned suppression zone)

 

[Orvidius]

I think multiple things can come into play here. The rules are different in the suppression zone, as MattG pointed out. Also there's a sort of mass/density threshold in the core that changes the rules, which is visible on some maps, such as the B-mass distribution map.

Additionally, the mass code really has to do with the system's overall mass, and not the mass of the stars. Technically there can be a lot of hidden mass in the form of asteroid belts and protoplanetary material that isn't shown to us.

 

[Rooster Podunk]

Thanks for the help, commanders. I'm doing my best to get the heck out of the core and back into the black after my Thanksgiving break when this just happened to be one of the systems I ran into buckyballing back to the rim.

 

[JustJon]

Well - that would be strange given

Planets of the Solar System

earthguide.ucsd.edu

Now not sure every system is like this but it does seem that a large portion of the mass is contained in the 'stars'

 

[Orvidius]

Now not sure every system is like this but it does seem that a large portion of the mass is contained in the 'stars'

That's an excellent point, that the vast majority of the mass will be contained in stars. My point is only that there can be "missing mass" based on what ED displays to us. How accurate the StellarForge is in this regard is a whole separate debate.