How do I find a previously discovered system?

Long story short, I rushed a few jumps early in the game to finish a story mission. I then wanted to go back to a planet that was very rich in resources and whatnot, but I was unable. I didn't find a way to set a waypoint or anything similar from the discoveries page, and trying to point and click in the star map is almost impossible.

Is there an easy way to go back to a system that you've already discovered?

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3 Answers

One possibility is to use the scan for discoveries from the galactic map.

In the 1.03 version of the game on consoles this is d-pad up and on Windows tab is bugged, but trying x could work.

After I had jumped to several star systems away, I used this feature and found my already discovered systems.

This enabled me to locate where I had been and allowed me to warp back.

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According to a post by IamI3rian yesterday on Gamefaqs:

If you enter the galaxy map you'll have the option to search for discoveries. All discoveries. This means yours show up too. Just click find closest... etc and you're all the way back to where you need to go, without much hassle. You might need to enter freemode once or twice if you're jumping far, then short then far again at certain points, but it's not tough.

Just look for the named stars.

Source:

Quote is from the very first post.

I've only played the game for a few hours so far but I don't think there is an easier way to do this. I believe that this is intentional so that you continue exploring new planets and finding new means for resources as you progress through the universe.