We now launch into Leg 5, which will take us all the way to HD 39340, the furthest south real star in the in-game galaxy. Due to the sparseness of points of interest along this leg and the distance needed this leg is spread across two weeks to encourage deeper exploration of the region with the hopes that members can find new interesting POIs for submission to catalogs such as the GEC. There will be a midway basecamp the carriers will stop over at for the first week before continuing along.
As mentioned in the FAQ (https://theexpedition.info/faq) in order to reach HD 39340 you need to be able to make a 77.06 Ly gap along the route. That means the minimum base jump range you’ll need for your ship is 38.54 if you’re able to use Premium FSD Injection. Near the end of the leg we will arrange one of the carrier to perform shuttling service past that gap for those that need it.
- Anchors
Dates
Start Date: July 5, 2026
End Date: July 19, 2026
Distances
Basecamp Line: 8,790.79 Ly (4,395.36 Ly per week)
Main Waypoints: 9,856.27 Ly (4,928.14 Ly per week)
Optional Waypoints: 10,097.88 Ly (5,048.94 Ly per week)
Map, (click for full size):
Midway Basecamp: Eok Hypue ZO-Z b33-0
Final Basecamp: HD 39340
Main Waypoints
- Map References quick reference list, more details below
- Gongae QW-L c24-0
- Eok Hypue ZO-Z b33-0
- 3 Geminorum
- HD 39340
Main Waypoints Details
- Map Reference: Gongae QW-L c24-0
- POI: (NC) Dreamer Blush
- This is the Glowing Green Gas Giant designated as “Dreamer’s Blush” in the GEC.
- Summary: A magnificent ringed glowing green gas giant with deep purple clouds in the Kepler’s Crest region.
Description: A magnificent ringed glowing green gas giant with deep purple clouds in the Kepler’s Crest region. Its bright colours shine on the dark velvet of space of this inter-arm region. Land near Silicate Vapour Geysers on planet 2 b a for an astounding and colorful view. This scenery is known for renewing the inspiration and dreams of any tired explorer. - EDAstro Link
- EDSM Link
- Map Reference: Eok Hypue ZO-Z b33-0
- POI: (NC) Colliding Rings
- This is a system with colliding rings between bodies 1 and 2 that was found using The Explorarium tool.
The rings of the two bodies will collide ever 5 hours, 49 minutes and 12 seconds due to their orbital alignments. Niamh Kaminari scouted the firsrt known confirmed collision of these rings at March 3rd 2026 at 03:05:09 UTC. The times for the month of July calculated out from that first known time can be found at this link: Eok Hypue ZO-Z b33-0 Collision Clock - EDSM Link
- Map Reference: 3 Geminorum
- Blue supergiant in the constellation Gemini. It was found to be an Alpha Cygni Variable star in 1998 and also given the designation PU Geminorum, and it varies by a few tenths of a magnitude on a period of 3.81 days. 3 Geminorum is a double star with it’s second star being about 2.5 magnitudes fainter.
- SIMBAD Link
- EDSM Link
- Map Reference: HD 39340
- POI: Southernmost Catalog Star
- HD 39340 is a main sequence star in the Columba constellation region of the night sky. It is a Be Star, which is a non-supergiant B class main sequence star that had (or has had) Balmer Emission Lines, which is chemically peculiar for B class stars outside of supergiant B class stars.
- SIMBAD Link
- EDSM Link
Additional Waypoints
- Map References quick reference list, more details below
- Schadgae LD-K c8-0
- Gongae QW-L c24-0
- Eok Hypue ZO-Z b33-0
- 3 Geminorum
- HD 39340
Optional Waypoints Details
- Map Reference: Schadgae LD-K c8-0
- POI: (NC) Jumponium Refill Depot before gap
- Space will become sparse further ahead on the route as we go further south, this system contains Crystalline Shards with Yttrium on B 5 d for premium injections if you need a refill.
- EDSM Link
