Elite Dangerous Astrometrics

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Original submission for Goliath's Mirror
	Original submission, by DharokTitan [2025-09-13 17:40:57]
DISCOVERER
→	CMDR DharokTitan
NAME
→	Goliath's Mirror
SYSTEMNAME
→	Shaulai RD-K d8-55
CATEGORY
→	Planetary Features
CATEGORY 2
→	Sights and Scenery
REGION
→	Perseus Arm
LATITUDE
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LONGITUDE
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CALLSIGN
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SUMMARY
→	Body 6 of this system is a class IV gas giant with a ring spanning nearly 50 ls in radius. The rings are easily visible from nearly every location of the system.
DESCRIPTION
→	Body 6 of Shaulai RD-K d8-55 is a class IV gas giant with a massive outer ring, spanning a radius of 14,674,000 km at its furthest extent. The gas giant has a few shepherd moons between its 2nd and 3rd rings. Most notably, its 3rd moon is another gas giant on a highly-inclined orbit, offering breathtaking views of the large ring system. ![Views from the rings of body 6 C](https://i.imgur.com/ndEqnt8.jpeg) View of body 6 from within the rings of its gas giant moon The system is located on the direct opposite side of the galaxy from [Goliath's Sling](https://edastro.com/gec/view/187), and is its mirror system in many regards. Both ring systems orbit around the 6th planet in the system, and both also have 2 shepherd moons and a gas giant moon in a highly-inclined orbit. CMDRs don't even have to utilize their ship's scanners to find the body - the rings are large enough to be viewed with the unaided eye from almost every other planet in the system, and are clearly visible from the system's drop-in point nearly 2,500 ls away. ![The ring system as seen from a distant planet over 2,000 ls away](https://i.imgur.com/YHvnA9S.png) View of the ring system from another planet in the system, over 2,000 ls away
→	Body 6 of Shaulai RD-K d8-55 is a class IV gas giant with a massive outer ring, spanning a radius of 14,674,000 km at its furthest extent. The gas giant has a few shepherd moons between its 2nd and 3rd rings. Most notably, its 3rd moon is another gas giant on a highly-inclined orbit, offering breathtaking views of the large ring system. View of body 6 from within the rings of its gas giant moon The system is located on the direct opposite side of the galaxy from Goliath's Sling, and is its mirror system in many regards. Both ring systems orbit around the 6th planet in the system, and both also have 2 shepherd moons and a gas giant moon in a highly-inclined orbit. CMDRs don't even have to utilize their ship's scanners to find the body - the rings are large enough to be viewed with the unaided eye from almost every other planet in the system, and are clearly visible from the system's drop-in point nearly 2,500 ls away. View of the ring system from another planet in the system, over 2,000 ls away
JOURNAL
→	Shaulai RD-K d8-55 6 Class IV gas giant, Helium Atmosphere Mass: 3,418.81 EM Radius: 64370.6 km Distance from Arrival Point 2,457.8ls Atmospheric Composition: Hydrogen: 69.77% Helium: 30.23% Surface Temp: 970K Gravity: 33.53g Orbital Period: 3184.91211 days Semi Major Axis: 4.93AU Orbital Eccentricity: 0.002 Orbital Inclination: -0.336° Ascending Node: 24.494° Arg Of Periapsis: 335.123° Mean Anomaly: 36.279° Axial tilt: -92.56° Rotation Period: 1.2908 days Rings: Shaulai RD-K d8-55 6 A Ring (Rocky) Mass: 0.0037 Moons Inner Radius: 117,010km Outer Radius: 150,340km Δ 33,330 Shaulai RD-K d8-55 6 B Ring (Metal Rich) Mass: 0.1058 Moons Inner Radius: 150,440km Outer Radius: 524,450km Δ 374,010 Shaulai RD-K d8-55 6 C Ring (Metal Rich) Mass: 1.0063 Moons Inner Radius: 3,668,500km Outer Radius: 14,674,000km Δ 11,005,500 Mapped Efficiently Current value: 18,198 First Discovered+Mapped value: 14,558/18,198e First Mapped value: 12,253/15,316e First Discovered value: 3,027 Mapped value: 5,045/6,306e Base Estimated value: 1,164 Signals: Serendibite: 2 Alexandrite: 4 Benitoite: 3 Musgravite: 2 Monazite: 1 Rhodplumsite: 1 Monazite: 3 Painite: 2 Platinum: 3 Scan Type: Detailed
OBSERVATORY
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