Orto

Orto was a small planet in the Orto system of the Sluis sector, located in the Outer Rim Territories. It was the homeworld of the Ortolan race.

Description
Orto was located within a star system of the same name in the Sluis sector of the Outer Rim Territories region of the galaxy.[1] It was a small, cold planet in a highly elliptical orbit around a red dwarf star. Water was plentiful on Orto, though much of it was frozen in the form of snow and ice, and its atmosphere was thin, but rich in oxygen. Beneath its ice caps, the world also possessed an abundant supply of heavy metals and radioactive fuels. Due to its orbit, axial tilt, and atmospheric conditions, Orto's growing season lasted an average of 161 standard days and occurred only in latitudes near the equator,[2] and as a result of these harsh conditions, food was scarce and famines were common. The Ortolans, a species of sentient humanoids native to Orto, were efficient miners, and as their economy was barter-based, manufacturing companies competed for the planet's minerals by importing the best or most exotic foodstuffs possible.

Locations
At least one city existed on Orto, functioning as the planet's capital. The world also hosted multiple spaceports,[4] as well as several processing stations which had been established under Imperial rule. A massive crater was buried beneath the northern polar ice cap of Orto.