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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bryan See on November 19, 2017, 01:47:50 pm
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Lately, I've been hearing news about a real-life planet orbiting around Ross 128, called Ross 128 b.
Maybe we should retcon FreeSpace Universe to identify such. SR-5 is actually Ross 128 b. SR-5 is the planet orbited by Outpost Riviera, which was destroyed by the Lucifer according to the FreeSpace Reference Bible.
Is it a coincidence or something else?
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We will not be retconning anything.
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Well, why Ross 128 b can not be still called SR-5?
Especially because we humans tend to name everything anyway. I do not think that anybody who live in Ross 128 will call this planet Ross 128 b... maybe SR-5 has a much deeper meaning. In rememberance of the fifth colony ship (SR-5) that got destroyed during its landing procedure etc.
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We will not be retconning anything.
Well, why Ross 128 b can not be still called SR-5?
IRL most Stars and planets have multiple catalog names, for instance:
Alpha Centauri,
Toliman,
Bungula,
Gliese 559,
FK5 538,
CD−60°5483,
CCDM J14396-6050,
GC 19728,
Rigil Kentaurus,
Rigil Kent,
HR 5459/5460,
GCTP 3309.00,
LHS 50/51,
SAO 252838,
HD 128621/128620,
and
HIP 71681/71683,
All refer to the same thing!
No reason SR-5 can't be one of Ross 128 b's many other designations.
No reason for it to be either. *shrug*
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Whenever I hear a space discovery that is related to Freespace somehow, I freak out and double check if there aren't red glowy things being detected somewhere :nervous:
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Unless if Shivans time-travelled here.