The Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion is a series of articles on the official Star Wars website published in the wake of the release of The Essential Atlas by its authors Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace. The articles are the lists of systems that appear in the appendix of The Essential Atlas, but many systems now have an entry for which sector they are located in, a feature that the published work does not. The lists are intended to be used as a dynamic document, with updates and revisions planned to either correct erroneous information, add detail to existing placements, and add locations as new works are released. The Online Companion also included galaxy maps with the localization of the sectors by Modi.
According to comments made by Atlas co-author Jason Fry, as revealed on TheForce.net's Jedi Council Forums, the Online Companion's database listed star systems according to names of well-known celestial objects, rather than proper system names, and that the database's listing was not intended to create new system names or override previously established continuity.[1] He also stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names.[2]
On March 15, 2011, a map of the Mid Rim sectors and a new appendix were released. The appendix contained the sectors information for Mid Rim systems, the forgotten systems in previous version and the new systems created (including in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series).

Email confirming that an update to The Essential Atlas Online Companion is on the way.
An email from Jason Fry revealed that an appendix update and an Expansion Region sector map was to be released, and that the Atlas material is available on starwars.com/atlas. On October 25, 2012 these updates were posted.
On June 11, 2014, Jason Fry exclusively provided a HD version of the previously released Expansion Region sectors map to Wookieepedia. He also revealed that Lucasfilm Ltd. accepted publication of more appendix updates and sector maps.[3]
Sectors
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Systems (by Region)
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The systems below are listed alphabetically by region and are as named by The Essential Atlas Online Companion; not necessarily by their canon names.
Colonies
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Core Worlds
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Deep Core
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Expansion Region
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Extragalactic systems
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Hutt Space
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Inner Rim
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Mid Rim
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Outer Rim Territories
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Sith Worlds
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Unknown Regions
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Wild Space
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Unplaced systems
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Systems unmentioned by The Essential Atlas Online Companion
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Systems (complete list)
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Online updates
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- The Sectors of the Expansion Region
- The Sectors of the Mid Rim
- The Knight Errant Gazetteer
- Xim Week: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster
- The Sectors of the Outer Rim
Map gallery
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Notes and references
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- ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by Senator_Cilghal on September 11, 2009 at 5:52 PM; accessed November 29, 2013)
- ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on December 11, 2007, 7:59am; accessed November 29, 2013) (backup link) (screenshot) "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference."
- ↑ Email communication between Jason Fry and Hk 47.
External links
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Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com
- Appendix in PDF format (backup link on Archive.org)
- The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board) , with Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace
"Star Wars: The Essential Atlas — Mapping a Living Book," The Official Star Wars Blog
- Unstated Canon in Star Wars: The Essential Atlas on geekosity.blogspot.com
- Endnotes for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (part 1 of 5) on geekosity.blogspot.com
- Endnotes for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (part 2 of 5) on geekosity.blogspot.com
- Endnotes for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (part 3 of 5) on geekosity.blogspot.com
- Endnotes for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (part 4 of 5) on geekosity.blogspot.com
- Endnotes for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (part 5 of 5) on geekosity.blogspot.com