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[[Sector]]s are divided into A '''Subsector'''subsectorsor ''', usually comprising between 2 and 8 star systems within a 10 light year radius (some may encompass more systems Sub- others only 1). This size Sector''' is governed by the practical patrol ranges of spaceships. Because, unlike sectors, subsectors are divisions of worlds (rather than volumes of space) there are vast numbers a subdivision of a [[System|star systemsSector]] within each sector which do not fall within a subsector. These are referred to as inter sectors - and are commonly known as wilderness zones, forbidden zones, empty space and frontier space. Inter-sectors may contain gas or dust nebulae, inaccessible areas, alien systems, unexplored systems, uninhabited systems and uninhabitable worlds.
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==Description==Usually comprised of 2 and 8 star systems within a 10-light-year radius (some may encompass more systems - others only 1). This size is governed by the practical patrol ranges of spaceships. Because, unlike sectors, subsectors are divisions of worlds (rather than volumes of space) there are vast numbers of [[System|star systems]] within each sector which do not fall within a subsector. These are referred to as inter sectors - and are commonly known as wilderness zones, forbidden zones, empty space and frontier space. Inter-sectors may contain gas or dust nebulae, inaccessible areas, alien systems, unexplored systems, uninhabited systems and uninhabitable worlds. Sectors are in turn divided into '''Subsectors''' (or '''Sub-Sectors'''), which range from ten to twenty light years in diameter. Subsectors, rather than being general blocks of space like sectors, are instead centered on densely populated star clusters, important worlds, or meeting points of [[warp]] trade routes.{{Fn|1}}
==Example Subsectors==
*[[Helican Subsector]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 139 (UK)]], pg. 18 ''Interstellar Travel'' by [[Jervis Johnson]], [[Andy Jones]], [[Simon Forrest]] & [[Rick Priestley]]*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 140 (UK)]], ''Interstellar Travel'' by '''Jervis Johnson''', '''Andy Jones''', '''Simon Forrest''' & '''Rick Priestley'''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 86
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*{{Endn|#}}: [[White Dwarf 140 (UK)]], ''Interstellar Travel'' by '''Jervis Johnson''', '''Andy Jones''', '''Simon Forrest''' & '''Rick Priestley'''
[[Category:Celestial Object Classification]]