Kerbol (System)

The Kerbol System is the gravitationally bound system of Kerbol and the objects that orbit it, the largest objects being the 5 planets and 2 dwarf planets.

The System was formed 4 Billion Earth Years ago from the gravitational collapse of a large molecular cloud.

Aside from the planets and dwarf planets, the system also contains an asteroid belt between Duna and Dres.

Discovery and Exploration
The Kerbol System was unknown to Kerbals for most of it's time. When the system's existence became known to them is unknown however, every Kerbal nowadays is aware of it.

Structure and Composition
At the center of the system lies the star that gives the name to the system, Kerbol. The closest planet to Kerbol is Moho, followed by Eve and Kerbin. These planets are mostly surrounded by an Asteroid belt. Beyond the belt lies the dwarf planet Dres, followed by Jool and finally the dwarf planet Eeloo.

Distances and Scales
The Kerbol System is considered a very small system if compared to Sol. The distance from Kerbol to Eeloo, it's outermost dwarf planet, reaches up to 113.549.713.200 m (113.5 Gm or 0.76 AU), when the distance from Sol to Earth is generally considered 1 AU.

Galactic Context
The Kerbol System is located in the Milky Way Galaxy, in the Orion-Cygnus Arm. It's speed relative to the galaxy is 225km/s and it's 2 to 1 thousand lightyears away from the center.

Neighbourhood
The System is in the Local Bubble and in the G-Cloud region, it's closest neighbor being Alpha Centauri.

Visual Summary
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