The galaxy

The g​alaxy was one of the billions of galaxies which existed across the universe. Its disk was around 120,000 light-years (37,000 pc) across (1 parsec is 3.258 light-years) and contained 400 billion stars. A super-massive black hole existed at the exact core of the galaxy. It is the oldest known structure in the galaxy and is approximately 13 billion years old.

It was orbited by seven known satellite galaxies, with only 4 known. The Rishi Maze, Firefist and Companions Cresh and Grek. However, these galaxies were described as storing old, metal-poor stars and not much life. There was also a hyperspace disturbance at the edge of the galaxy, which prevented building hyperspace routes beyond the edge of the disk. It was also calculated that the galaxy had around 200 globular clusters.

The galaxy was the setting of many battles and conflicts, including the Galactic Civil War, the Yuuzhan Vong War and also the home of the Galactic Republic, the Jedi and the Sith.

Hyperspace, which was spread across the galaxy, has made possible an enormous and diverse civillisation. Of the 400 billion stars in the galaxy, 180 billion (22/100) of those had habitable planets. But only 10% of those planets developed life and only 20 million supported sentient life.