Key for Habitable Zone table headings

The table columns summarize basic planetary properties, orbital geometry, the percentage of orbital phase spent within the conservative and optimistic Habitable Zone boundaries, and four equilibrium-temperature estimates.

ColumnMeaning
PlanetName of planet.
MpPlanet mass in Jupiter masses.
RpPlanet radius in Jupiter radii.
POrbital period in days.
eOrbital eccentricity.
ωArgument of periastron in degrees.
tHZcPercentage of the planetary orbital phase spent within the conservative Habitable Zone.
tHZoPercentage of the planetary orbital phase spent within the optimistic Habitable Zone.
TeqaPlanetary equilibrium temperature estimate for temperature model a.
TeqbPlanetary equilibrium temperature estimate for temperature model b.
TeqcPlanetary equilibrium temperature estimate for temperature model c.
TeqdPlanetary equilibrium temperature estimate for temperature model d.

Temperature models

The temperature columns provide idealized equilibrium-temperature diagnostics. They are not surface-temperature predictions and do not include greenhouse warming. The movie page refers to the well-mixed model, which assumes efficient redistribution of absorbed stellar energy over the planetary surface.

These quantities should be treated as comparative orbital-energy indicators rather than habitability verdicts.

Habitable Zone models

The conservative and optimistic Habitable Zone boundaries follow the methodology described on the About page. The conservative model uses the Runaway Greenhouse and Maximum Greenhouse criteria, while the optimistic model extends those limits using the Recent Venus and Early Mars criteria.

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