Portunus (/pɔɹtənəs/)
Transit Center of Caelus
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Misc Notes
- major shipping and communication center, nearby portal Porta
- Portunus revolves around Azag, a permafrost planet (orbiting at 4.85 AU).
- Portunus can house some human habitations with technology assistance.
- Portunus is outside the Ruartei standard for gestation and birth so pregnant persons go to one of the nearby space stations that have birthing chambers (or to one of the habitable planets).
- Portunus' orbital period is 3 times Manea's.
- Portunus stays on the 25 hr clock of Vecu (which is the same hour as RCT) since it handles the interstellar communication for Vecu as well as the rest of the Caelus star system.
Notes
Origin of Name (Earth)
Roman. Portunus, a two-faced god, was the ancient Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. He may have originally protected the warehouses where grain was stored, but later became associated with ports.Key Facts
Type
Dominant Moon
Location under
Known For
- Portal (Porta)
Features
- Shipping & Communication Center
Orbital Distance
1,066,620 km
Length of Year / Day
10.182 Earth years / 78.13 Earth days
Timekeeping System
Vecu Local
Mass / Gravity
13.8 LMass / 0.668
Habitability / Capacity
Marginal/Engineered / 635 million people