Arcturus

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Arcturus is a type K1.5 IIIpe red giant star located in the constellation of Boötes and, seen from Earth, is the third brightest star in the night sky.

Arcturus is from the generation of stars born before Sol. Its worlds are either gas giants (in this game, Themis) or ice chunks. While some rocky debris exists, metals are rare, and tend toward lighter elements. Arcturus' origin is also unique. It is actually from the galactic halo, one of a cluster of 52 stars that are "crashing through" the disc of the galaxy. In a billion years, Arcturus will be sailing through the depths of extragalactic dark space.

When the Charon Relay was activated, Jon Grissom's exploratory team found that the relay led to Arcturus, 36 light years from Earth. Arcturus in turn had several other mass relays in close proximity, including to Exodus Cluster (although at the time the relay between there and the Citadel was either not found, not accessible, or not used).

Arcturus is notably the location of Arcturus Station around its planet Themis, the capital of the Systems Alliance and the headquarters of its fleet. To build Arcturus Station, metallic asteroids were towed through the mass relays to the construction site in the metal-poor Arcturus system. Many of these asteroids remain near the station, their mined-out areas home to transient populations.

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