There's two files you have to play with in order to modify a star system. "systemname#".py is where you would modify the locations of objects in the system (planets, asteroid fields, etc.) and "systemname#"_S.py is where you would define their parameters. Unfortunately there is no tool that makes system modding easier so you're stuck learning by examples in BC's stock systems and the ones available at BC Files, and you're also stuck with notepad and edit mode.