Hyphokooe AA-A h62 (Gates Of Apzu / Lower Boreas Depot) [#522091951]
This system is located at:
-10969.90625
/ -1094.71875
/ 44395.5
Galactic coordinates:
R: 45,743.827 / l: 13.879 / b: -1.371
Equatorial coordinates:
Right ascension: 18h 20m 41.923s /
Declination: -17° 32'19.548''
Reserve level: Pristine
Estimated value: 57,221 cr
This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Andrew Gaspurr on Oct 9, 2016, 11:05:59 PM.
It was named by the Galactic Mapping Project with the name of: Gates Of Apzu / Lower Boreas Depot
64 ships passed through Hyphokooe AA-A h62 space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.
0 ship passed through Hyphokooe AA-A h62 space in the last 24 hours.
Apzu in ancient times was the primeval ocean beyond or below the world. It was even more remote than the underworld and it was said that from Apzu "all things" once entered the world. In this case however, it's quite the opposite. The Gates are a medium sized Black Hole with a whooping 57.4 solar masses located deep below the galactic plane. The tidal forces of the Black Hole are so strong that (among other celestials) it forced a K-type star of some 0.7 solar masses out of its binary orbit into a radial orbit of appr. 3,600ls.
It is currently unclear how the Gates could accumulate more than 57 solar masses so far below the galactic plane where there is insufficient gas and dust to feed it. One theory is that due to its age of more than 12 billion years it could be an extra-galactic primordial black hole that got caught by the Milky Way's gravity and accreted its mass during the tidal pull.
The Gates of Apzu are also the location of the Lower Boreas Depot, since all bodies of the orbiting K-type star hold the necessary materials to synthesize premium Jumponium.
The location of the system makes it a bit remote but it provides a good starting point for exploring the surrounding bands of Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs.
