Habitability of a Hypothetical Exomoon of the Circumbinary Planet Kepler 1647b…
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Is Pandora around Kepler1647b ?
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By Zusi Jorge Paul (*) González Zuluaga Mason
Kepler 1647b
Pandora Star A Distance: 2.7 AU Star A
Star B
Star B
Kepler 1647b
The planet is so large that it could have A circumbinary planet is a The binary star is made moons like Pandora - Avatar’s moon - planet that orbits two stars (a of sun like stars.The age binary star). Kepler 1647b is a of the system is 4.4 Gyr Jupiter size planet around a binary star.
In our Solar System But Pandora is habitable, right? Too Cold It could be Just right How long habitable for could it be Kepler 1647b 5.8 Gyr, a Ceres Keeps habitable a long time now! Kepler 1647b habitable? considerable Star A Distance to the star (AU) Just right Too hot time. The age Star B of the Earth is Mars 4.6 Gyr.
Too Cold Too hot Earth
Time (Gyr) The star dies Kepler 1647b is inside the Birth of the star
Habitable Zone The properties of the star changes in time
And two stars is not too much?
The planet could Wait a minute… have several moons Dangerous for life What about the In the Solar system protected by his Magnetic field? 15 RJ magnetic field. The Flux in X-ray and UV of the stars exomoons could be completely shielded Kepler 1647b now! if they are located less than 15 radii of Time (Gyr) Jupiter from the sur- face of the planet.
The exoplanet and his moon re- ceive less flux in X and UV than Earth at his current age. X-ray and extreme ultraviolet radiation (UV) flux are like the levels on Mars. In conclusion: If Kepler 1647b has a moon it could be plenty of life!
(*) Z. E. González*, J. I. Zuluaga* and P. A. Mason**. *Asociación Multidisciplinaria de Estudios en Biología y Astrobiología (AMEBA), Solar, Earth and Planetary Physics Group (SEAP), Instituto de Física – FCEN, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 70 No 52-21, Medellín, Co- lombia, [email protected], [email protected] , **New Mexico State University – DACC, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA, [email protected].