Yavin

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Yavin Prime
Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories
Sector	Gordian Reach
System	Yavin system
Suns	1: Yavin
Orbital position	3rd
Moons	26 Yavin 1 Yavin 2 Yavin 3 Yavin 4 Yavin 5 Yavin 6 Yavin 7 Yavin 8 Yavin 9 Yavin 10 Yavin 11 Yavin 12 Yavin 13 Yavin 14 Yavin 15 Yavin 16 Yavin 17 Yavin 18 Yavin 19 Yavin 20 Yavin 21 Yavin 22 Yavin 23 Yavin 24 Yavin 25 Yavin 26
Grid coordinates	P-6
Distance from Core	40,500 light years
Rotation period	24 standard hours
Orbital period	4,818 standard days
Physical
Class	Gas giant
Diameter	198,500 km
Atmosphere	Toxic
Climate	Hostile (chemical and magnetic storms)
Gravity	Heavy (400% standard)
Primary terrain	Gas giant
Surface water	0%
Points of interest	Yavin Station GemDiver Station Achtnak Turbine Station
Societal
Native species	Floating Gasbag Creatures
Immigrated species	None
Primary language(s)	None
Government	None
Population	None
Major cities	None
Major imports	None
Major exports	Corusca Gems
Affiliation	Infinite Empire Galactic Republic Galactic Empire New Republic New Jedi Order Yuuzhan Vong empire Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

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"Yavin is one of those gas giants that looks like it missed out on starhood by a very slim margin."

―Suz Tanwa

Yavin, also known as Yavin Prime (Yavin pronounced: YAH-vin), was a bright red gas giant in the Gordian Reach sector (part of the Bright Jewel Oversector).

Description

The Millennium Falcon approaches Yavin.

It was located on the backward Gordian Reach, a hyperspace route from which the sector got its name. Yavin was best known for its moon, Yavin 4, which was the location of the Rebel Alliance's base prior its discovery and near destruction in the Battle of Yavin. Of its overall total of 26, Yavin had two other moons that were habitable; Yavin 8 and Yavin 13.

Yavin's atmosphere was made up of thick clouds swept about by violent, hurricane-force winds. Any craft that entered the atmosphere without benefit of a tracking beacon would quickly become lost, its pilot disoriented by the buffeting winds. It was believed these storms lasted all the way to the surface without letting up. The immense atmospheric pressure was also something to contend with, and could easily crush an unprotected ship. It was for these reasons that Yavin was chosen as the initial location for disposing of the Imperial Sun Crusher superweapon. However, the Sun Crusher's superstrong hull proved resistant to Yavin's dense atmosphere, and was quite space-worthy when later recovered by Kyp Durron.

History

"We are approaching the planet Yavin. The Rebel base is on a moon on the far side. We are preparing to orbit the planet."

―An Imperial to Wilhuff Tarkin via intercom

File:Death Star Yavin.png

Yavin orbited by the Death Star.

The Yavin system was conquered by the Rakata during the reign of their Infinite Empire, but later abandoned.

After the Great Sith War, Yavin Station orbited the planet and was used for corusca gem "fishing" until it blew apart in 3956 BBY and crashed on Yavin 22. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Baron Orman Tagge constructed Achtnak Turbine Station, hidden within the gas giant, from which he launched TIE attacks on Massassi Station; Achtnak was destroyed by Luke Skywalker. Lando Calrissian later established GemDiver Station in the giant's orbit, for the "fishing" of corusca gems. GemDiver Station was attacked by the forces of the Shadow Academy.

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Yuuzhan Vong took Yavin along with the rest of the Yavin system in 26 ABY following the capture of the Jedi Praxeum.

Appearances

• Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
• Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 4: Death of a Dark Jedi
• Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 5: Sith Secrets
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 2: The Battle of Coruscant
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 3: The Trial of Ulic Qel-Droma
• Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 6: Dark Lord
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Only seen with PC version or via an Xbox Live download)
• Template:TOR
• Template:TOR
• Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (Mentioned only)
• Template:CW
• Template:CW
• Template:CW (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: X-Wing
• Death Star
• Empire 9: Darklighter, Part 2
• Empire 12: Darklighter, Part 3
• Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty?
• Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
• Empire 11: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
• X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½
• Star Wars Droids 8: Star Wars According to the Droids, Book III
• Empire 15: Darklighter, Part 4
• Star Wars 5: Lo, The Moons of Yavin!
• Star Wars 6: Is This the Final Chapter?
• Empire 14: The Savage Heart (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Rebellion (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Missions 1: Assault on Yavin Four
• Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator
• Rebel Force: Renegade
• Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils! (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars 8: Eight for Aduba-3 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars 9: Showdown on a Wasteland World!
• Star Wars 10: Behemoth from the World Below
• Star Wars 11: Star Search! (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars 15: Star Duel (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
• Star Wars 18: The Empire Strikes (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars 25: Siege at Yavin
• Star Wars 26: Doom Mission
• Star Wars 27: Return of the Hunter
• Star Wars 29: Dark Encounter
• Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit
• Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt (Mentioned only)
• Untitled Pizzazz Star Wars Story, Part I
• Template:GamerCite (Mentioned only)
• Death Star Pirates
• Empire 19: Target: Vader (Mentioned only)
• Empire 22: Alone Together (Mentioned only)
• Rebellion 12: Small Victories, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
• Template:SWG
• Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell (Mentioned only)
• Entrenched (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire (Mentioned only)
• X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1 (Mentioned only)
• Template:Tales (Mentioned only)
• The Glove of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
• The Lost City of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
• Template:Journal
• Dark Apprentice
• Champions of the Force
• I, Jedi
• Darksaber
• Jedi Academy: Leviathan
• Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe (Mentioned only)
• Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
• Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
• Young Jedi Knights
• Template:GamerCite
• The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest