Dual Systems in a Hex

[Matt123]

Dabbling with First Survey, Massilia Sector I've come across a second Hex (2503) with two systems named.

I assumed the first one was an error & deleted it, I'm wondering now if that assumption was wrong. Any thoughts or cannon insights?

Cheers
Matt

 

[Matt123]

Make that hex's 2503, 2506 & 2508.

I'm erring back to this being an error...

 

[Jame]

I'd never say you can't have two systems in a hex, but I think they'd have to be far-binary or far-trinary systems.

But I've never read First Survey outside of a bookstore.

 

[Sanjuro]

I saw an article once (I'm sorry, I can't remember the source) that suggests a way of taking advantage of the 2-dimensional Traveller map.
The 2D map is a simplified rendering of that part of the galaxy- it is a tool for administration, rather than an accurate presentation.
All the systems listed are populated to some extent; the article gave the idea that unpopulated systems could exist "at right angles" to the map- other stars, planetary systems, etc could exist "off-map"; there could be even be unknown Mains connecting remote systems. Of course, only the IN and the IISS would be likely to have navigation data showing these systems.
In a dense cluster of worlds, there could be two systems showing the same address just through the limitations of the 2D map.

 

[Matt123]

Novel approach, so you are suggesting the two systems would be j1 apart from each other? Putting each say 1/2 a j1 above & below the 2D plane and still 'roughly' j1 away from systems in hexes surounding them.

Ta for that, interesting food for thought.

 

[RandyT0001]

If the distance between the origin and destination worlds, within the same "hex", is greater than (about) 36.5-43.5 AU's it is typically quicker to use the jump drive for the seven day jump (+/- 10%) instead of using the maneuver drive, even one rated at 6g. If the distance between the two is (about) 1200 AU's (IIRC) then a ship using jump drives will beat transmitted radio signals travelling at ~300,000km/sec.

 

[aramis]

At 6G, it's about 36AU limit.
At 1G, 6 AU for a week.