WHULorigan
Emperor Mongoose
1) In Act 2 & Act 3 (p. 51 - Antares Inner System - Right Column about half-way down) it notes concerning the star Antares that:
wiki.travellerrpg.com
2) Also, at the bottom of the same column:
"The Vilani called the star Nushua Kisha, roughly translated as ‘Smouldering Giant’."
I don't know if you want to make a change or put an addendum in the paragraph or not concerning a secondary name, but going all the way back to DGP Vilani & Vargr and in the online Vilani Dictionary, the historical Vilani name for Antares was "Mika" from "Mikasirka".
Dictionary:Mika - Traveller
2) Also, at the bottom of the same column:
" . . . the eventual supernova explosion of their host star and that their souls and those of their ancestors will be resurrected and made conscious again when the star’s core subsequently collapses upon itself and it becomes a white dwarf."
Antares A will eventually collapse into a Neutron Star (probably a Pulsar initially), not a White Dwarf - it is too massive.
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