Wookieepedia:WookieeProject Astrography/Precedent

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  • When 1) star systems named by The Essential Atlas and related media have non-astrographical subject counterparts with corresponding names and 2) those subjects are in turn associated with unnamed celestial bodies, treat those objects as being located in those systems and being named in accordance with their names (see Pashvi/Legends, Daimla, Malari for examples).
  • For consistency, in general the words "system" and "sector" in star system and sector names should be lowercase by default, even if this contradicts usage in sources.

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  • Treat "dot"-like depictions of planets and other celestial bodies on interstellar/galactic-scale maps as also depicting their corresponding star systems, if applicable.
    • The maps of The Essential Atlas, Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion, The Essential Guide to Warfare, and other post-2009 Legends sources that included Jason Fry as an author are taken to depict star systems by default. That means those works should be listed as Sources for the systems depicted on those maps, and those maps can be used as infobox images for those systems. However, in cases where the systems' names coincide with those of planets or other celestial bodies contained within them, those works should likewise be used to populate the Sources section and as potential sources of infobox images for those objects.
    • However, referencing information in articles directly to those Star Wars works, in line with Wookieepedia:Sourcing#References_that_require_explanation, should only be done when those works actually mention the abovementioned celestial bodies themselves. Where the work only mentions a system (on maps, in text, or in the Appendix section of The Essential Atlas or in that book's Online Companion), referencing for information on the celestial bodies' articles should employ the format 
      <ref>[[Source]] — Based on corresponding data for [[X system]]</ref>
      (where [[Source]] refers to the standard way a Star Wars source would be cited elsewhere, i.e. by implementing either an appropriate citation template or, if no such template exists, a plain wikilink to a Wookieepedia article on the source).
  • In images depicting a celestial body as a dot on a map, ideally crop the image in such a way that at least two other such objects are visible as well. This is done so that more useful locational information is conveyed by the image.
  • For sector article infoboxes, ideally use an image that illustrates the relevant sector's boundaries on a map. Do not use as such an image a map that only depicts the sector's constituent star systems, or an image that solely depicts a constituent world of the sector.
  • For astrographical article subjects that lie in both one of the regions seen here and in one/several of the regions seen here or here, in the |region= fields of astrographical infobox templates list the region(s) from the former set first, followed by the region(s) from the latter set.
  • The "alternative" galactic regions map included in Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide is generally treated as factually accurate, although there may be occasional exceptions to this (see here as well as the placement of Batuu and Endor in the Unknown Regions).
  • Assume that a celestial body is located in the star system of corresponding name (see Telerath and Telerath system) but do not assume that a celestial body and/or system is located in a sector of corresponding name (see Cadma system and Cadma sector).
  • In the |sector= field, list sectors and their subsectors as a bulleted list with indentation instead of one one line with parentheses:
|sector=*[[Cassander sector]]<ref name="Appendix" />
[[Tadrin sector]]<ref name="Appendix" />
not
|sector=[[Cassander sector]] ([[Tadrin sector]])<ref name="Appendix" />
  • Treat "world" as generally synonymous to "planet". (For example, per Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 42 Guide to the Galaxy: Planets and Moons "The existence of a huge variety of planets (commonly called "worlds") ...")
  • If a subject is a confirmed planet and has a name in the format "[Word] X" or "[Word]-X"—where "X" is a Roman or Arabic numeral or a numeral written out as a word (Codia I, Altor 14, Jedd Six)—AND has a confirmed corresponding star system (i.e., there's no possibility it's a rogue planet freely drifting in interstellar space), treat the numeral as indicative of orbital position. Do not do this for celestial bodies that are not confirmed planets (Shaylin 18, Oseon 2795, Iceberg Three). Exceptions to this practice may be made in the cases where the numeral appears to be a part of a larger-scale catalogization system (e.g., NCW, OHS, UR).
  • If a celestial body...
    • ...is explicitly characterized as "terrestrial",
    • ...is referred to in source material in conjunction with the preposition "on",
    • ...and/or is depicted/described as featuring terrain forms that imply the existence of an actual physical surface (as opposed to the lack of a surface for gaseous bodies like gas giants; this includes most terrain forms ranging from land surface terrain types to open bodies of water or other liquid)
...treat the celestial body as a terrestrial one. This means noting "Terrestrial" in the |class= field (if present) of its infobox template AND adding an appropriate category from Category:Terrestrial astronomical objects. The explicit use of the word "terrestrial" in article prose is optional.
|atmosphere=[[Atmosphere|Type I]] {{C|breathable}}<ref name="Atmosphere">[[Jango Fett 3|''Jango Fett'' 3]] establishes that Roxuli had a breathable [[atmosphere]] that {{BuildFalconCite|43|Secrets of Spaceflight}} classifies as Type I.</ref>
  • For both canon and Star Wars Legends, only list humans as a native species on articles on Coruscant (and its star system and sector(s). Elsewhere list them as an immigrated species.
  • If a star system has native sentient species, only those are listed in the |species= field of {{System}}. Otherwise, list non-sentient lifeforms if applicable.
  • In the infobox, list native sentient species in singular form (e.g., to read "The Priapulin species was native to Pria") and non-native species in plural form (e.g., to read "The Tikiarri and Wasilsi species were native to Joralla, and Humans were also present there").
  • While the Layout Guide states that territorial affiliations can be inferred from explicitly labeled locations on historical maps, do not list by default the Nihil as such an affiliation for every location denoted as falling inside Nihil-held territory (this is due to the existence of examples to the contrary).

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  • The "Planetnamia" principle (see {{Planetnamia}}) applies only to the star systems and celestial bodies included in The Essential Atlas and related (through the astrocartographical involvement of Jason Fry) Star Wars Legends and canon works (for a list of the latter see the documentation of the Planetnamia template). Maps and star systems and celestial bodies from other canon works, such as the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game and the De Agostini Star Wars Encyclopedia are not included in this treatment; for systems/bodies from these and other works that share a name with an in-universe subject, simply use the "[...] shared its name with [...]" phrasing where necessary.
  • For Planetnamian events, do not assume that the event occurred specifically in the Planetnamia system, but rather that it occurred in the vicinity of the location (e.g. use the "[...] occurred in the vicinity of [...]" phrasing.)
  • For Planetnamian organizations (e.g., educational facilities), do not assume that they were based in the Planetnamia system; instead, use the "[...] shared its name with [...]" phrasing. Do assume an origin point, however, for "less formal" social groups (e.g. Sulloria system).
  • For Planetnamian locations, assume that they were located in the Planetnamia system.
  • When noting hyperspace route(s) a given celestial body is located on, a common practice is to note, where known, their closest neighbor objects on said route(s) as well.
  • Individuals arriving at a celestial body from offworld/departing from it offworld implies they traveled through the corresponding star system (where applicable) - such movement should generally be covered in the History section of said system articles.
  • On articles on galactic sectors, the History section should document the events relevant to the sector as a whole, whereas more local and/or isolated events at or concerning the sector's constituent locations should be documented in the Locations section. Examples: Pelgrin sector, Dononter sector/Legends.