Escarte was an Outer Rim Territories asteroid in the Escarte system which orbited between massive, multi-mooned gas giants on the Rimward side of the Perlemian Trade Route. Oblate when mining operations had commenced in 39 BBY, Escarte was, by 19 BBY, a facility used by the Commerce Guild. Here the Guild mined neighboring asteroids using tractor beams, which captured small asteroids and drew them directly into the facility. They controlled the asteroid with the Escarte Judiciary and the Escarte Guard.