Asar was an exceedingly bright blue dwarf star^[4] in the Ilum system, in the 7G sector of the Unknown Regions.^[1] Asar was orbited by Ilum,^[4] an airless planet further away in the system,^[6] at least four other planets, and a cloud of comets which was located roughly the same distance away from Ilum as Ilum was from Asar.^[4] On Ilum, Asar only rose every nineteen days. The sunlight from Asar was used on Ilum to open a ice-covered entrance in the Jedi Temple on the planet.^[7]

At some point prior to 34 ABY,^[5] Ilum was fitted with the Starkiller Base superweapon by the First Order^[8] and the planet eventually moved into the Starkiller Base system, where it was destroyed and collapsed into a star.^[9]

Behind the scenes[]

Asar was first mentioned, albeit indirectly, in "The Gathering," the sixth episode of the fifth season of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars,^[7] which first aired on November 3, 2012.^[10] Asar originally first appeared in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the 2001 book Jedi Quest: Path to Truth, written by Jude Watson.^[11] It was first identified in the new canon continuity by the 2016 reference book Nexus of Power,^[4] and Asar's first appearance in canon came with the release of the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2019.^[12]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gathering" (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (First appearance)

Sources[]

• Nexus of Power (First identified as Asar)
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 80 (Guide to the Galaxy: Ilum – Sacred Jedi Planet)

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