UHURA
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UHURA is the galaxy that includes our stellar neighbourhood. The recent discovery of humans on CRETAK (the second planet in the AZANI SYSTEM—our closest neighbour) has called into question the long-held axiom that all life exists solely within UHURA. Scholars studying the humans speculate that they may be extragalactic beings.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sa~Sb (Non-barred spiral galaxy) |
| Mass | ~6.9 x 1011Msol |
| Radius | ~30,000 ly |
| Galactic Habitable Zone | ~14,100 - 18,000 ly (from galactic core) |
| Galactic Rotation Period (AZAN) | 292.097 million years |
Structure
UHURA is a non-barred, spiral galaxy measuring about 30,000 light-years in radius. It features two major spiral arms, THE KIRK ARM and THE CHECKOV ARM, along with various minor spiral arm spurs. Our stellar neighbourhood, and by extension the AZANI SYSTEM, is located in the galactic plane between both major arms in a region of space known as the galactic habitable zone. We orbit the core of the galaxy at a distance of about 16,000 light-years on a near-perfect circular orbit; therefore, it takes us about 292 million years to complete a single orbit about the galactic core.
UHURA with the galactic habitable zone (green) and two major arms shown.
(Credit: Vanga-Vangog)