Shadda Nebula

This article covers the Canon version of this subject.  Click here for Wookieepedia's article on the Legends version of this subject. 

OnACanonArticleGoToLegends

The Shadda Nebula was situated in the Toblain sector[3] of the Outer Rim Territories[1] and the Trailing Sectors[2] as part of grid square O-18 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] It was formed out of[4] the Shadda system[5]—the site of the planet Shadda-Bi-Boran, the sun of which was dying[6] by 39 BBY.[7]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, the Shadda Nebula was first mentioned in a map of the galaxy included in the 2025 reference book Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition[1] which was authored by Jason Fry[8] and designed by Christopher Ibbitt.[9] The nebula was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Fry.[10]

Sources

This article has an associated index page with page numbers and/or timestamps.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition places the Shadda Nebula in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Trailing Sectors.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  4. ↑ Email from Jason Fry on July 31, 2025 — Used with permission
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide
  6. ↑ Queen's Shadow
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the evacuation of Shadda-Bi-Boran, by the time of which its sun was dying per Queen's Shadow, to 39 BBY.
  8. ↑ Premium-Era-real 381: Talking Star Wars: Complete Locations with Emily Shkoukani and Jason Fry! on Tarkin's Top Shelf (May 9, 2025) (backup link archived on May 11, 2025)
  9. ↑ Email from Jason Fry on July 31, 2025 — Used with permission
  10. ↑ The Essential Atlas