Planet Manhattan

Manhattan
Owner	Liberty
Location	C/D4, New York
Technical information
Population	~300 million
Docking	Yes
Terrain	Terrestrial
Diameter	12,753
Mass	5,98 x 10e24 kg
Temperature	-46°C to 43°C
Escape velocity	11.27 km/sec

Discovered in the year 0 A.S. and officially founded in the year 1 A.S., Manhattan was the first human colony established in the Sirius Sector. Over the last eight centuries it has grown into a teeming world of 220 million people. Nearly the entire population is dedicated to the manifest destiny of the Liberty free market, and today Manhattan is the hub of a vast commercial network that stretches into almost every corner of Sirius. While "going to Manhattan" has become a commonly accepted phrase for leaving home to seek your fortune, the cost of living on Manhattan itself is extravagantly high. If a trend is new and exciting - and expensive - then it almost certainly originated here.

Notable residents

• President James Powell