Hestia
the smallest gas giant
Hestia was a gas giant orbiting the star Helios Delta in the Cyrannus star system. At only 47,000 kilometers in diameter it was the smallest gas giant in the Four Systems, and it held seventeen moons.
Hestia was a gas giant in the Cyrannus star system, orbiting the star Helios Delta. At only about 47,000 kilometers in diameter, it was the smallest gas giant in the Four Systems, yet it held a large family of seventeen moons.
Description#
Hestia orbited Helios Delta, the smallest of the stars in the Cyrannus star system. Despite its standing as the smallest gas giant among the Four Systems, it retained a substantial system of seventeen moons. Two of those moons, Kronos and Rhea, were notable for sharing a single orbit around the planet.
The gas giant lay at the heart of one of the more crowded regions of Helios Delta. The colonized worlds of Aerilon, Canceron, and Aquaria all occupied stable Lagrange points along Hestia's orbital path, clustering several of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol around the same gravitational anchor.
Frequently asked questions
- What was Hestia?
- Hestia was a gas giant in the Cyrannus star system, orbiting the star Helios Delta. At only about 47,000 kilometers in diameter it was the smallest gas giant in the Four Systems.
- How many moons did Hestia have?
- Hestia had seventeen moons. Two of them, Kronos and Rhea, shared a single orbit around the planet.
- What worlds shared Hestia's orbit?
- The Twelve Colonies of Aerilon, Canceron, and Aquaria occupied Lagrange points along Hestia's orbit around Helios Delta, with Aerilon and Aquaria at the leading point and Canceron trailing.
Sources
- WikiHestia — Battlestar Wiki entry
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