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The galaxy

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The galaxy was one of the billions of galaxies that existed in the universe. Composed of some four hundred billion stars in a disk 120,000 light-years in diameter, the galaxy was orbited by seven smaller satellite galaxies, of which five were directly accessible by the time of the Galactic Empire. The galaxy was home to between five and twenty million sentient species, and over one hundred quadrillion sentient beings lived in one billion star systems, interacting with each other through travel, diplomacy, trade, politics, and war. In historical memory, this galaxy had been ruled by the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, the New Republic, and the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, the Fel Empire, Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire and was home to the Force-using orders of the Jedi and the Sith.

Text and facts from the “The galaxy/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Stars
400 billion
Systems
180 billion
Size
120,000 light years
Arms
Bakchou arm
Ettarue arm
South Arm
Tingel Arm
Clusters
200
Satellites
Companion Aurek (Rishi Maze)
Companion Besh (Firefist)
Companion Cresh
Companion Grek
Regions
Deep Core
Core Worlds
Colonies
Inner Rim
Expansion Region
Mid Rim
Outer Rim Territories
Tingel Arm
Wild Space
Unknown Regions
Trade routes
Rimma Trade Route
Perlemian Trade Route
Hydian Way
Corellian Run
Corellian Trade Spine
Species
5-20 million

Appearances

128 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
  3. The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
  4. Star Wars: The Old Republic (as a hologram)
  5. Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
  6. The Old Republic — The Lost Suns 2 (mentioned only)
  7. The Old Republic — The Lost Suns 4 (mentioned only)
  8. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel (mentioned only)
  9. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan (mentioned only)
  10. One Night in the Dealer's Den (mentioned only)
  11. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire (mentioned only)
  12. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
  13. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
  14. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith
  15. Darth Plagueis (mentioned only)
  16. The Tenebrous Way (mentioned only)
  17. Cloak of Deception (mentioned only)
  18. Star Wars Journal: Darth Maul (mentioned only)
  19. Star Wars: Battlefront
  20. Outbound Flight (as a hologram)
  21. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  22. Star Wars: Battlefront II
  23. Star Wars: Clone Wars Cine-Manga (mentioned only)
  24. Monster (mentioned only)
  25. Overlords (mentioned only)
  26. Altar of Mortis (mentioned only)
  27. Ghosts of Mortis (mentioned only)
  28. Wookiee Hunt (mentioned only)
  29. The Wrath of Darth Maul (mentioned only)
  30. Revenge
  31. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (mentioned only)
  32. We Are Made of Suffering (mentioned only)
  33. Treasure of the Hidden Planet (mentioned only)
  34. The King's Requiem (mentioned only)
  35. Out of the Cradle
  36. Han Solo at Stars' End (mentioned only)
  37. Alderath Horticultural Society
  38. Quest for the Dragon's Tomb
  39. You're in the Army Now!
  40. Rebel Breakout
  41. Star Wars: Empire at War
  42. Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
  43. The Farlander Papers
  44. Jedi Dawn
  45. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first mentioned)
  46. Star Wars: Rebellion
  47. To Fight Another Day
  48. Scoundrel's Luck
  49. Choices of One
  50. Star Wars (1977) 25 (mentioned only)
  51. Star Wars (1977) 29 (mentioned only)
  52. Star Wars (1977) 35 (mentioned only)
  53. Star Wars (1977) 36 (mentioned only)
  54. Star Wars (1977) 37 (mentioned only)
  55. Rebel Force: Uprising (mentioned only)
  56. Tatooine Manhunt
  57. Strike Force: Shantipole
  58. Otherspace
  59. Riders of the Maelstrom
  60. The Long Arm of the Hutt
  61. Under a Black Sun
  62. Trouble Brewing
  63. Debts to Pay
  64. Beyond the Rim
  65. Takeover at Whisper Base
  66. Operation: Shadowpoint
  67. Perlemian Haul
  68. Dead in the Water
  69. Onslaught at Arda I
  70. Rescue at Glare Peak
  71. Mountaintop Rescue
  72. Lure of the Lost
  73. Star Wars (1977) 38
  74. Scavenger Hunt
  75. Rust Never Sleeps
  76. The Jewel of Yavin
  77. The Bounty Hunter
  78. Star Wars: TIE Fighter
  79. The Stele Chronicles
  80. Battle for the Golden Sun
  81. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  82. The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
  83. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (mentioned only)
  84. A Very Special Meal (mentioned only)
  85. Hunting Holiday (mentioned only)
  86. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic
  87. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
  88. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook
  89. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization
  90. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Ertl minicomic
  91. New Assignments (mentioned only)
  92. X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1
  93. X-Wing: Rogue Leader 3
  94. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 12
  95. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 22
  96. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25
  97. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 30
  98. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 31
  99. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 34
  100. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 35
  101. The Politics of Contraband
  102. The Package
  103. A Glimmer of Hope
  104. The Last Command
  105. Retreat from Coruscant
  106. Murder in Slushtime (mentioned only)
  107. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  108. Vision of the Future
  109. The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
  110. The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
  111. The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (as a hologram)
  112. The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
  113. The New Jedi Order: Balance Point (in a vision)
  114. The New Jedi Order: Recovery
  115. The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
  116. The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
  117. The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
  118. The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
  119. The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
  120. The New Jedi Order: Traitor
  121. The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
  122. The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
  123. The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
  124. The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion
  125. The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy
  126. The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
  127. Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
  128. Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 1
  1. LEGO Star Wars: The Phantom Menace DK Reader

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