| Heinlein | |
|---|---|
| Protostar information | |
| Stellar ID |
P/2020(Red Sun)02 |
| Planets |
4 |
| Moons |
5 |
| Date helioformed |
2258 |
| Radius (brown dwarf) |
0.40 Sol |
| Radius (protostar) |
0.24 Sol |
| Mass |
0.40 Sol |
| Orbit |
2,842,359,530 km (19 AU) |
| Period (years) |
82.82 |
Heinlein is a protostar in the Kalidasa system.
Discovered in 2020, P/2020(Red Sun)02 is orbited by the planets Triumph, Silverhold, Paquin and Lazarus.
Trivia[]
- Heinlein may have been named in honor of science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein.
- In his book "Citizen of the Galaxy", Heinlein writes about the great gathering of trader spaceships.
- "The great gathering was even more than Thorby had imagined. Mile after mile of ships, more than eight hundred bulky Free Traders arranged in concentric ranks around a circus four miles across . . . Sisu in the innermost circle -- which seemed to please Thorby's Mother -- then more ships than Thorby knew existed: Kraken, Deimos, James B. Quinn, Firefly, Bon Marche, Dom Pedro, Cee Squared, Omega, El Nido -- Thorby resolved to see how Mata was doing -- Saint Christopher, Vega, Vega Prime, Galactic Banker, Romany Lass . . . Thorby made note to get a berthing chart . . . Saturn, Chiang, Country Store, Joseph Smith, Aloha . . .There were too many." - RAH