Asteroid
Asteroid noun - Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
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Star
Star noun - A ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light.
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In Mass Effect, almost every single star system containing an asteroid belt, has at least one asteroid that you can scan, for easy money and XP.
Source: Asteroid Miners - Make a Wish: Shohei wishes on a star in chapter 1, but the star turns out to be the asteroid that may or may not destroy Earth that harbors Hikari II.
Source: Fanfic / Tokyo Little Shop -
Some "systems" are actually just a very large asteroid without a star, with some debris scattered around it.
Source: Video Game / Star Ruler
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