Planets, Stars, and Other Celestial Objects (Fictional and Non-Fictional) Part V (E-G)
Submitted by Oedipus on Wed, 08/17/2005 - 01:58
- Eadrax Home to the main administrative hub of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Complaints Department, according the sleeve of the first Hitchhikers LP. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Earth CB122XA 'One of the alternate Earths spilling out of the matrix of quantum mechanical points of possibility that make up this part of the multiverse.' Called Earth by the locals. Legend of Conquistadors by Robert Sheckley
- Ekumen The fictional galactic federation of human-inhabited worlds mentioned in several of the science fiction novels of Ursula K. Le Guin. The name is derived from the Greek oikoumenikos, meaning the inhabited world. Jack Vance used the term (as The Oikumene) in a similar fashion to denote the human-populated regions of outer space in his Demon Princes series.
- Elom is home to the Elom and the Elomim. For centuries, the two species lived unknown to one another, with the Elom living deep underground to access the planets natural springs, and the Elomim living a technologically advanced life on the surface. Star Wars
- Elrood is a primary planet in the Elrood System near the Rimma Trade Route. It has two moons, Sharene and Lodos. The sector itself contains the "Drift" and nebulous Dega Gas Clouds making navigation somewhat hazardous for inexperienced pilots. During the Empire Era, Elrood was controlled by the sinister Moff Villis Andal.
- EN-17 solar system Solar System containing the planet Vladislava. The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers.
- EN-23 Solar system Solar system containing the planet Leonida in The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers.
- EN-63061 Solar system Solar system containing the planet Tissa. The Time Wanderers. Discovered in 2193 AD. The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers.
- Endor seen in Episode VI, is the gas giant to the Forest moon of Endor, featured in Return of the Jedi. Endor is located in the remote Moddell Sector. Endor's "forest moon" resembles Earth in many ways, however it seems to have more landmasses than oceans. The landmasses are primarily covered with thick forests of massive ancient redwood trees, and it has at least one desert region. Endor's forest moon does not appear to have polar ice caps and may have a temperate climate around the globe. Endor itself is believed to make two appearances in Return of the Jedi, seen as a pinkish planet in the background of a scene with the forest moon. Star Wars
- Eon Second planet of Arcturus. Homo Sol by Isaac Asimov
- Epun is a blue moon to the planet Sesefras Magna. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Eroticon VI Place of residence of Eccentrica Gallumbits, a triple-breasted whore who has several cameos throughout the series. Her erogenous zones are thought to reach an area of 4 miles around her actual body. Ford Prefect disagrees, believing it to be 5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Esflovian Mentioned in a Guide entry on the first Hitchhikers LP sleeve, Esflovian is a "planet populated by the descendents of an ancient personal-growth-orientated hippy peace commune... It is rumoured to have destroyed itself in recent nuclear encounter therapy".The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Fallia The planet Fallia is best known for its marshes which, according to the instructions on how to make a proper Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, are quite dangerous. Four litres of Fallian marsh gas should be allowed to bubble through the drink "in memory of all those happy Hikers who have died of pleasure in the Marshes of Fallia." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Fintlewoodlewix In The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The name given to the Earth after a group of Golgafrinchan telephone sanitisers, hairdressers, management consultants, and documentary film producers crashed onto the planet in a space ark about two million years before the Vogons destroyed it.
- Forest Moon Moon of Endor, home to the Ewoks. Endor's "forest moon" resembles Earth in many ways, however it seems to have more landmasses than oceans. The landmasses are primarily covered with thick forests of massive ancient redwood trees, and it has at least one desert region. Endor's forest moon does not appear to have polar ice caps and may have a temperate climate around the globe. Star Wars
- Fyrine IV A Planet mentioned in Enemy Mine by Barry Longyear. The planet was named Friendship by Ty
- Folfanga is a star system, the fourth planet of which is inhabited by a species of small slug, genus ARth-Urp-Hil+ Ipdenu. Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged traveled to this planet to insult one such slug, calling it a "brainless prat." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Frastra In the fire storms of Frastra, they say, life begins at 40,000 degrees. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Frogstar The name "Frogstar" is a pun on the "Dog star", a common name for Sirius. In the original radio series, the Frogstar system does not exist and the Total Perspective Vortex is said to be located on "The Frogstar". The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Frogstar World A is the first planet of the Frogstar system and the home of the Frogstar fighters which take Zaphod Beeblebrox to Frogstar World B. Frogstar World A is an altogether more congenial place than Frogstar World B. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Frogstar World B is said to be "the most totally evil place in the galaxy". It is somewhat like the books' equivalent of Brontitall in the radio show; although there are differences between the two, they share some attributes. Although there is no statue of Arthur on Frogstar B, the bird people came about the same way; there is no archeologist called Lintilla in the part of the books that concerns itself with Frogstar B; however, the spaceport with the delayed spaceship is there. Frogstar B is the home of the Total Perspective Vortex, a machine that effectively annihilates your soul by showing you in one instant the whole infinity of creation and yourself in relation to it. According to the books, Frogstar World B is the future site of Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe - in the radio series this role is given to Magrathea. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Frogstar World C is the home planet of Gargravarr, the guardian of the Total Perspective Vortex. It is said to be a beautiful place with wonderful fishing opportunities. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- G889 In a future in which humanity dwells in space stations orbiting a dying Earth, a group of 250 families decide to travel to a distant planet (G889), in an attempt to colonize it, seeking a better life for their children who are slowly dying from a disease caused by the sterile conditions in orbit. G889 is inhabited by subterranean natives called Terrians. Earth 2
- Garrota is the homeplanet of Garrotian snails, a non-humanoid alien race that mistook humans and all their technology for a product of their own (Garrotian) imagination. This race is mentioned only scarcely in The Little One by Strugatsky Brothers therefore nearly no information about it is available.
- Georgium Sidus (George's Star), original name of Uranus. Sir William Herschel discovered the planet on March 13, 1781, but reported it on April 26, 1781 as a "comet": Account of a Comet, By Mr. Herschel, F. R. S.; Communicated by Dr. Watson, Jun. of Bath, F. R. S., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 71, pp. 492-501. Herschel originally named it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III of England. When it was pointed out that sidus means star and not planet, he rebaptised it the Georgian Planet. In any case, this name was not acceptable outside of Britain. Lalande proposed in 1784 to name it Herschel, at the same time that he created the planet's symbol ("a globe surmounted by your initial"); his proposal was readily adopted by French astronomers. Prosperin, of Uppsala, proposed the names Astraea, Cybele, and Neptune (now borne by two asteroids and a planet). Lexell, of St. Petersburg, compromised with George III's Neptune and Great-Britain's Neptune. Bernoulli, from Berlin, suggested Hypercronius and Transaturnis. Lichtenberg, from Göttingen, chimed in with Austräa, a goddess mentioned by Ovid (but who is traditionally associated with Virgo). The name Minerva was also proposed [1]. Finally, Bode, as editor of the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch, opted for Uranus, after the Greek god;
- Gethen A planet mentioned in The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. The novel is the account of the efforts of Genly Ai, a representative from the galactic federation of worlds (the Ekumen) to bring the world of Gethen into galactic society. The inhabitants of Gethen are androgynes, biologically bisexual humans; for approximately three weeks of each month they are biologically neuter, and for the remaining week are male or female, as determined by pheromonal negotiation with an interested sex partner. Thus each individual can both sire and bear children. (The Gethenians were genetically engineered for this characteristic long ago, possibly to maximize reproductive success on the harsh glaciated world of Gethen, or because the ancient biological engineers were curious about what such people would be like.)
- Giganda is a planet populated by humans whose technological advancement is roughly equal to that of Saraksh inhabitants. For a long time the two superpowers of the planet, Alai Duchy and the Empire, were drawn into a total war conflict that has been put an end to only when Earth's progressors started an undercover anti-war activity in 2177 AD. Apparently, no country possessed nuclear weapons. Discovered in 2136 AD. The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers.
- Golgafrincham home of the Great Circling Poets of Arium, decided it was time to rid itself of an entire useless third of its population, and so concocted a story that their planet would shortly be destroyed in some great catastrophe. The useless population (consisting of hairdressers, tired TV producers, insurance salesmen, personnel officers, security guards, management consultants, telephone sanitizers and the like) were packed into the B-Ark, one of three giant Ark spaceships, and told that everyone else would follow shortly in the other two. The other two thirds of the population, of course, did not follow and "led full, rich and happy lives until they were all suddenly wiped out by a virulent disease contracted from a dirty telephone". The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I still have a lot to add from the Star Wars universe, the Star Trek universe as well as many other fictional universes.
This is a work in progress that will take awhile and it is safe to say that this will never be a complete list.
References:
The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek
The Essential Guide to Alien Species (Star Wars) by Ann Margaret Lewis, R. K. Post
The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Star Wars) by Daniel Wallace, Brandon McKinney, Scott Kolins
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia