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It can be annoying when sit rep messages refer to a bunch of events happening in "Deep Space". In most games, you know of several or many such locations. Theoretically such spots have have planets (though i've never seen one, gal gen probably needs to be tuned, or that part is broken), and it would be unhelpful to have multiple planets named "Deep Space I".

On the plus side Deep Space "systems" have no title on the galaxy map, so it eases up on the visual clutter a little.

At first i was thinking that numbers or letters could be appended to distinguish them: i.e. "Deep Space Gamma", or "Deep Space 9". But that seems a bit wordy.

I think the solution is simpler -- name the deep space "systems" just like any other. The current names have no particular significance -- they are arbitrary designations. Nodes in the great web of starlanes are about equally deserving of names. If you want to be picky, i suppose an additional list could be drafted for empty "systems", to avoid using star names like "Fomalhaut" for emptiness, but that doesn't seem especially important. Chances are "Fomalhaut" is attached to a star of the wrong color/classification anyway.

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Deep Space systems actually do have names, but it's not shown unless there's a planet in a system. If a planet is present, the name shows up, and the planet is called Fomalhaut I or Asteroid Belt or similar.

How about "[something] Sector"?
Like "Gamma Sector" or "Fomalhaut Sector"...

Deep space is conceptually a starless area of space that somehow succeeded to become starlane network node. Maybe "[something] Crossroads" or "[something] Stop"?

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"[something] Junction"?

[sth] Sector or [sth] Crossroads or [sth] Junction sound fine for me.

Oh, and if they could be named after one of the neighboring stars, it would be brilliant!