Tau Ceti III

Tau Ceti III
INFORMATION
Quadrant:	Beta
Star System:	Tau Ceti
Affiliations:	United Federation of Planets, Consortium of Tau Ceti
Natives:	Tau-Threes (Human), Tau-Ren
ASTROMETRIC DATA
Star Type(s):	G:V (yellow main sequence star)
Estimated Age:	5.9 Billion Years Old
Number of Planets:	5
Orbital Period (Days):	344 days
Classification:	Class O (Borderline Vadumic)
Number of Satellites:	None
PLANETOLOGICAL DATA
Atmosphere Type:	Breathable
Atmosphere Pressure:	Standard
Mean Temperature:	Warm
Hydrosphere:	Humid
Dominant Terrain:	Ocean
Gravity:	.87g (Earth=1)
Day/Night Cycle (Hours):	25 hours
LIFE DATA
Stage of Life Evolution:	Advanced, extremely diverse multicellular life similar to Earth's early Jurassic
Sentient Population:	317 Million
Capital:	Xin Tai
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At a Glance

Tau Ceti was chartered before the Federation's foundation, beginning as an Earth Colony. The pioneers of Tau Ceti III were mostly Philippine, Chinese, Thai and Polynesian cultural elements. Since then, Tau Ceti III's population has heavily diversified though still remains primarily Human and with a sizable lean toward Earth's Asian and Oceanian cultures.

Terrain

Tau Ceti III is a world comprised of an ocean covering nearly 91% of its surface. It's oceans, which range from only eighty meters to almost two kilometers deep, tend toward a warm and tropical environment. Large swathes of the ocean (almost 30%) are shallow coastal waters teeming with coral-like analogs. These portions of the planet are often under less than fifty meters of water.