I don't know why I'm putting as much thought into this stuff I'll probably not need as I am, but whatever
Classifications
Every known galaxy is divided into four sections. A, B, C, and D. The section’s letter is placed after the galaxy’s name when written or said. (e.g. Andromeda B) Each of these sections is further divided into sectors or districts. They mean the same thing. Which is used doesn’t matter, and which one you see others use will depend on who’s using it. This is placed after the galaxy and section, and the specific sector or district is identified by a number following it. (e.g. Andromeda B Sector/District 35) To be completely clear, which term is used will not affect the number. As long as they are referring to the same area, the same number will be used for both terms.
Each planet or station has a name given to it by either its founders, creators, or inhabitants. But when it is referred to in official documents, it is identified by a unique set of numbers and/or letters called its “ID.” “ID” comes from an extremely old language no longer spoken by any races in any areas. There is no documentation of the language, and nobody knows who spoke it or when. All anyone knows is that everyone has been using “ID” for this since the beginning of all historical records ever found. The way the ID is arranged will mostly depend on what the structure is. Details follow.
- Research Stations: B-X. “B” takes the place of any letter. “X” takes the place of any number. The letter will vary with what type of research is being done. The number simply states how many stations there have been of the same type before it. (Meaning that the first one doing a certain type of research is assigned a “0”) For example, G-23 is the twenty-fourth station created for studying gravity.
- Military Stations: PqrstA-X. “Pqrst” takes the place of the first five letters in the name of the galaxy the station is located in. “A” takes the place of the letter for the section of the galaxy the station is located in. “X” takes the place of the number for the district the station is located in. There isn’t a problem with multiple stations having the same ID because there can’t be more than one military station in a district. Not to mention that there are very few of them regardless, usually no more than 25 in an entire galaxy. For example, MilkyC-74 is a station in Milky Way C Sector/District 74.
- Medical Stations: Medical stations are one of only two structures that are, even in official documents, referred to only by their given name. This makes it easier for medical staff and civilians to recognize the station. For example, Harrison’s Belt is the name of one of the oldest medical stations in the Milky Way.
- Planets: Planets are the second and only other structures to be known only by their given name. For example, Reviqan is a very popular tourist planet in the Triangulum galaxy.
I'm not done
not anywhere near done
for one thing, there's stuff I'll need to go over about why the human names for galaxies and such are being used
I'll also need to come up with a time and date system, because clearly the solar one we use wouldn't work on a universal level
anyway, if something sounds too stupid or like it could just be made better, feel free to let me know how to fix the problem