Which exoplanet do you believe is most earth like?
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Which exoplanet do you believe is most earth like?
![wil be graded according to the
age of Ints docament.)
What characteristics of exoplanets are important for them to be habitable?
Suggestion: review homeworks 8 and 11 to see what characteristics of exoplanets and their stars are important in ordeor to determine the
habitability of an exoplanet.
-mass
-temperature
radius
Exoplanet
Density
(g/cm^3)
Star that the exoplanet is orbiting
Luminosity Temperature
(Kelvin [K])
Exoplanet
Name
Orbit
Star
Name
(habitable zone is green,
orbit is white)
(relative to the
Sun)
MISLD-b
4.6
MISLD
1,000
20,000
MISLD-a
6.2
Alpha Beta-a
1.5
Alpha Beta
6,000
550
Alpha Beta-c
0.9
Exoplanet
Star that the exoplanet is orbiting
Exoplanet
Name
Density
(g/cm^3)
Star
Name
Luminosity
(relative to the
Sun)
Orbit
Temperature
(Kelvin [K])
(habitable zone is
green, orbit is white)
Kepler 57-a
4.1
Kepler 57
0.5
4,800
Kepler 57-b
1.2
HD 1765-c
5.3
HD 1765
2
6,500
HD 1765-a
0.8](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe859bd28-9ae2-4612-ab59-910d69f72ccf%2F20a614f6-636e-4737-b918-67649636a0df%2Fhwhj55u_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:wil be graded according to the
age of Ints docament.)
What characteristics of exoplanets are important for them to be habitable?
Suggestion: review homeworks 8 and 11 to see what characteristics of exoplanets and their stars are important in ordeor to determine the
habitability of an exoplanet.
-mass
-temperature
radius
Exoplanet
Density
(g/cm^3)
Star that the exoplanet is orbiting
Luminosity Temperature
(Kelvin [K])
Exoplanet
Name
Orbit
Star
Name
(habitable zone is green,
orbit is white)
(relative to the
Sun)
MISLD-b
4.6
MISLD
1,000
20,000
MISLD-a
6.2
Alpha Beta-a
1.5
Alpha Beta
6,000
550
Alpha Beta-c
0.9
Exoplanet
Star that the exoplanet is orbiting
Exoplanet
Name
Density
(g/cm^3)
Star
Name
Luminosity
(relative to the
Sun)
Orbit
Temperature
(Kelvin [K])
(habitable zone is
green, orbit is white)
Kepler 57-a
4.1
Kepler 57
0.5
4,800
Kepler 57-b
1.2
HD 1765-c
5.3
HD 1765
2
6,500
HD 1765-a
0.8
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