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'''Cygnet XIV''' is a member of the [[United Federation of Planets]], and the homeworld of the [[Cygnian]] race. It is the 14th planet overall of the [[Cygnet system]] and one of the three inhabitable planets. | '''Cygnet XIV''' is a member of the [[United Federation of Planets]], and the homeworld of the [[Cygnian]] race. It is the 14th planet overall of the [[Cygnet system]] and one of the three inhabitable planets. | ||
The planet orbits it's parent stars, the B-C pair of Cygnet, at 1.435 AU. It is a Class M planet, with a planetary mass and radius equal to 1.15 times of Earths, and a gravity just slightly heavier (1.018 Earth gravities), and slightly less dense than Earth at .958 Earth densities. Like most life supporting worlds, it has a strong magnetic field, and mobile plate tectonics, with most volcanic activity at the edges of plates. | The planet orbits it's parent stars, the B-C pair of Cygnet, at 1.435 AU. It is a Class M planet, with a planetary mass and radius equal to 1.15 times of Earths, and a gravity just slightly heavier (1.018 Earth gravities), and slightly less dense than Earth at .958 Earth densities. Like most life supporting worlds, it has a strong magnetic field, and mobile plate tectonics, with most volcanic activity at the edges of plates. From space, it is a bit of a contrast: the land is blue, green, or red, but the water is a deep purple-blue due to the dominant elements and adapted life of the seas. When Cygnetians first reached space, the picture of their planet from the first manned expedition, to their moon, was called "A Drop of Deep Violet Blue In The Dark" | ||
Cygnet XIV's local calendar is 458.8 local days, with a length of 25 standard hours. Every 5 years, there is an intercaluclary holiday of 4 days added at the end of the year to keep the calendar in sync with the rotation of the planet. | Cygnet XIV's local calendar is 458.8 local days, with a length of 25 standard hours. Every 5 years, there is an intercaluclary holiday of 4 days added at the end of the year to keep the calendar in sync with the rotation of the planet. | ||