The Goshyn system was situated within the Tolonda sector, found in the Outer Rim Territories. Within this system was the Goshyn Detention Center, a prison asteroid utilized by the forces of the Galactic Empire.
Some years prior to 9 ABY, the Human smuggler known as Billey found himself imprisoned inside the Goshyn Detention Center. After he was freed, Billey resumed his activities as a smuggler, making use of a starship of the transport variety, which he named the Goshyn Queen.
The system of Goshyn was first presented to the public in The Essential Atlas, a reference book from 2009 penned by Daniel Wallace together with Jason Fry. The book identified its location as grid square Q-18.