Hyborea system

The Hyborea system was a star system in the Semagi sector of the Mid Rim Territories within grid square I-16 of the Standard Galactic Grid.^[1] It was the location^[2] of the Hyborean Moon, a moon that the Galactic Empire used as a black-site prison during the Galactic Civil War.^[3]

Behind the scenes

The Hyborea system was first mentioned in a galaxy map^[4] created for the reference book Star Wars: Timelines and given out as a promotional poster at Celebration Anaheim^[5] on May 27, 2022^[6] prior to the book's release during Celebration Europe^[7] of April 7 through 10, 2023.^[8] It was then identified by name in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map article on StarWars.com^[1] on June 24, 2025. Both works were authored by Jason Fry.^[9]

Sources

• Star Wars Galaxy Map poster (also published on StarWars.com) (First mentioned) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
• Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
• Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) (First identified as Hyborea system)

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