Intergalactic Summit

While the capsuleer community is undoubtedly distracted by the events of today in Safizon (and rightfully so), I wanted to bring attention to certain information I've discovered over the past few days. As those who know me may know, I've embarked on a long-term project to visit and catalog all of the so-called "shattered" systems that have become available to capsuleers over the past few months. This involves scanning down all signatures in a system, and visiting all celestial objects to see if anything appears out of place or previously unreported, as well as recording basic astrometric data on the local star. It is, as you might imagine, slow going and admittedly dependent on my level of motivation on any particular day. However, I have paid special attention to the so-called "Drifter" wormholes that have appeared recently, and have made an attempt to visit and catalog all of these systems. So far, I've had the chance to visit 4 of 5 (I am thus far only missing J110145, or the Barbican system).

Generally speaking, most of the data I've found in the Drifter systems has been fairly ordinary. In terms of both temperature and estimated age, the stars in Drifter systems appear similar to those of other shattered systems, averaging right around 9900 kelvin and 475,000,000 years, respectively. However, while the stars in J164710 (Vidette), J174618 (Redoubt), and J200727 (Conflux) all appear as turbulent blue subgiant stars, similar to other shattered systems, the spectral class is not quite right. Other shattered systems have a stellar classification of A0IV, indicating that they are slightly hotter, subgiant stars. However, in these 3 systems, the stellar classification is A0IV2 (as an aside, given that these three systems have all appeared as A0IV2, I suspect I simply misrecorded the stellar classification in J055520 (Sentinel), but as my records have that system down as class A0IV and I have not yet had a chance to verify it otherwise, I am keeping J055520 off of this list). I have since confirmed that this is not an error in my ship's spectroscope, but rather some quantifiable difference in the stars themselves. Unfortunately, despite collaboration with some of my colleagues, we've been unable to determine what the '2' in the stellar classification signifies. I have since reached out to CONCORD, the Sisters of Eve, and the Society of Conscious Thought to determine if their scientists have any thoughts on the matter, but I have as of yet heard no reply from any of the organizations.

And so I bring the question to any potential experts in astrophysics amongst the capsuleer community: what does a stellar classification of A0IV2 mean? My own research has yielded no records of a '2' being appended to the end of a stellar classification, but I may well be missing something given my relative unfamiliarity with the topic. Any insights into the matter would be very much appreciated. Of course, if I manage to find my way into J055520 or J110145 (Barbican), or if I hear back from any of my requests, I will update this topic with the relevant information.

Finally, I must thank the members of Signal Cartel for their help in getting me access both into Conflux and Vidette last night, as it would have been quite cumbersome to find my way in without their assistance.

Thank you for your insights, Mr. Kalkoken. I had found the various stellar peculiarities you described, but not this particular one, and I think your theory best matches the data we have available right now. I'm still seeking out entrances to the Barbican and Sentinel systems, and I look forward to seeing if the classification anomalies hold true.

On another somewhat odd note, I revisited Thera last night, and noticed that the stellar classification there is listed merely as A0, without any attendant I, II, III, IV, or V. I'm still pondering the meaning of this myself, but I thought it was worth noting. I'd be interested if anyone can gain access to a normal shattered system and verify the stellar classifications there.

EDIT: I have since confirmed, as expected, that the Barbican sun is also classified as A0IV2.