Star Wars galaxy
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The galaxy where the setting of the Star Wars saga occurs is known simply as the Star Wars galaxy and in the canon it is referred as the Galaxy or the Known Galaxy. Judging from the maps, it appears to be a galaxy of Sb type. According to some sources the length of the galaxy is 120,000 light years across. (Note: In non-canon, it is known as the Vordarian Beltway Galaxy, located 850 trillion light years from our Milky Way Galaxy.)
There are approximately 400 billion stars and around half of these have planets that can support life. 10% of those developed life, while sentient life developed in 1/1000 of those (about 40 million).
The Star Wars Galaxy is said to contain a "type 3" civilization — whereas Earth is home to a "type 0" civilization. This scale takes into account the level of integration and civilization between peoples (albeit in the Star Wars universe the integration also involves different species, rather than just racial variations of only one sentient species, as it is on Earth), which in essence form one single "galactic civilization", given the political unification (despite the few separatisms) and the integration of the worlds in spite of the considerable distances (with effective means of transportation).
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Regions
The Galaxy is divided concerning the distance from the core, among the
- Core Worlds
- Colonies
- Inner Rim
- Expansion Region
- Mid Rim
- Outer Rim
- Wild Space (outside the borders of the Galaxy)
- Unknown Regions
A constellation of 50 or more planetary systems is defined as a Sector. Sectors of Note include (followed by a notable system or planet):
- Kuat Sector (Kuat)
- Chommell Sector (Naboo)
- Kessel Sector (Kessel)
- Arkanis Sector (Tatooine)
- Doldur Sector (Doldur)
- Sluis Sector (Dagobah)
- Seswenna Sector (Eriadu)
- Mayagil Sector (Clak'dor VII)
- Kathol Sector (Kal'Shabbol)
- Moddell Sector (Forest Moon of Endor)
- Abrion Sector (Rishi)
- Tapani Sector (Mrisst)
- Farlax Sector (Koornacht Cluster)
- Quelli Sector (Dathomir)
- Atrivis Sector (Generis)
Also see Sectors of Star Wars and Systems of Star Wars
Other minor political areas include:
- Bothan Space
- Hutt Space
- Corporate Sector Authority
- Tion Cluster
- Tion Hegemony
- Cronese Mandate
- Hapes Consortium
- Ssi-Ruuk Star Cluster
- The Centrality
- Imperial Remnant
Other areas:
- Lupalnia Satellite Moons
- Koornacht Cluster
- The Maw
- Cron Drift
- Dragonflower Nebula
- Nyarikan Nebula
- Cowl Crucible
- Tingel Arm
- Rishi Maze (actually satellite galaxy located beyond the frontier of the main galactic disk)
Traffic
Various established 'ways' pass through the sectors
- Rimma Trade Route
- Perlemian Trade Route
- Hydian Way
- Corellian Run
- Corellian Trade Spine
- Kessel Run
- Ison Trade Corridor
- Sisar Run
Planets
See Planets of Star Wars and Moons of Star Wars
Races and Species
20 million sentient species are supposed to have evolved in the Galaxy.
See Also
Reference
- ‘Star Wars Episode I: Incredible Locations’
- ‘Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina’
- “Star Wars: Shield of Lies.”
External links
- Galaxy navigator (http://www.lowlight.com/swmap/)
- Galaxy navigator and maps (http://www.nav-computer.com)
