Cabraxte System
The Cabraxte System is the gravitationally-bound star system that orbits Cabraxte (more commonly known as the Sun). The eleven largest masses in orbit around the Sun are all planets, most of which are orbited by a number of moons or other natural satellites. Two of the planets are considered dwarf planets, and lie on the outermost section of the star system. The system also has two gas giants, and one ice giant, while all the other planets have a rocky, hard surface. The Cabraxte System was formed some 4.6 billion years ago from the collapse of an interstellar molecular cloud. It is located in the Enyanedes Constellation, a small cluster of stars, in the Zaphod Arm of the Fraggle Galaxy.
The system has eleven planets, in order of proximity to the Sun; Tigris, Venera, Shire, Euphrates, Sinmorfetellia, Pandora, Monsomora, Nostromo, Cthelia, Sina, and Fria. The inner six planets are all terrestrial planets, mainly composed of rock and metal. Monsomora and Nostromo are both gas giants, Nostromo being the larger of the two. Cthelia is an ice giant, followed by Sina and Fria, both of which are dwarf planets. All of the planets except for Tigris and Fria have moons that are in orbit around them. In between the orbits of Pandora and Monsomora lies the Sahrabarik Asteroid Belt, a collection of post-formation rocky debris. Volcrux, a protoplanet in the asteroid belt, is the largest object in the belt, its status as a dwarf planet or asteroid debated within the scientific community. The system also has a number of comets, believed to originate from the Opik Cloud, a field of comets that forms the outer boundaries of the Cabraxte System.
Sun
The Sun, or Cabraxte, is the largest object in our star system, and by far the most crucial source of energy. It has a mass of roughly 402,200 Shire masses. It is a main-sequence star, emitting enough temperature and density in its core to produce the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. The energy emitted is seen by us as visible light distributed across the system. It is a G-2 type main-sequence star, among the most common in the Enyanedes Constellation. It lies roughly in the center of the spectrum between the galaxy's hottest, most luminous stars, and its cooler, more dim stars.
The Sun is a particularly stable star, despite the occasional solar flare. In 1838, an solar storm named the Trans Shire Event struck the Shire, causing aurorae so bright that occurred much closer to the equator than aurorae would typically occur. Most telegraph systems across the Shire failed, some giving small electric shocks to operators. An event like this occurring in the present day would be much more catastrophic; with so many satellites and the world being dependent on electricity, repairing the damage caused by a solar storm would cost well into the trillions.