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Planet # Star Temperature (K) Star Type F, G, K (Y/N) Distance from star (AU) Pl

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Question

Planet #

Star Temperature (K)

Star Type F, G, K

(Y/N)

Distance from star (AU)

Planet in Habitable Zone

(Y/N)

Planet Radius in Earth Radii (RE)

Planet Large Enough to Retain Atmosphere

(Y/N)

Potentially habitable to Earth-like life (YES/NO)

1

6,169

N

0.96

Y

17.9

N

YES

2

4,097

Y

0.21

N

2.1

Y

NO

3

5,560

N

0.47

N

5.9

N

NO

4

6,103

N

0.71

N

6

N

NO

5

3,240

Y

0.06

N

4.8

N

NO

6

4,656

Y

0.42

N

3.4

N

NO

7

7,083

N

0.38

N

2.8

N

NO

8

5,171

N

0.57

N

9.3

N

NO

9

5,218

N

0.38

N

2.3

N

NO

10

5,624

N

0.84

N

4.1

N

NO

11

5,384

N

0.63

N

4.4

N

NO

12

5,760

N

0.95

Y

2.1

Y

YES

13

5,356

N

0.54

N

2.7

N

NO

14

5,665

N

0.57

N

3.7

N

NO

15

3,143

Y

0.22

N

1.9

Y

NO

16

8,237

N

0.94

Y

13.4

N

NO

17

5,688

N

1.8

Y

2.1

Y

YES

18

4,869

Y

0.45

N

1.7

Y

NO

19

6,821

N

0.99

Y

1.8

Y

YES

20

4,312

Y

0.32

N

5.7

N

NO

21

6,072

N

1.05

Y

9.6

N

NO

22

9,288

N

0.47

N

4.3

N

NO

23

2,050

Y

0.24

N

2.2

Y

NO

24

5,606

N

0.88

Y

2.4

N

NO

25

5,921

N

0.74

N

5.7

N

NO

26

4,808

Y

0.41

N

1.8

Y

NO

27

8,595

N

0.69

N

4.2

N

NO

28

7,206

N

0.53

N

9

N

NO

29

5,455

N

0.37

N

3.6

N

NO

30

5,614

N

0.59

N

3

N

NO

Question -

1.Which of the planets above would be the best candidate to look for extraterrestrial life (i.e., which planet(s) [planet #] has characteristics that are most like Earth’s)? Hint: There may be more than one.

Planet #

Star Temperature (K)

Star Type F, G, K

(Y/N)

Distance from star (AU)

Planet in Habitable Zone

(Y/N)

Planet Radius in Earth Radii (RE)

Planet Large Enough to Retain Atmosphere

(Y/N)

Potentially habitable to Earth-like life (YES/NO)

1

6,169

N

0.96

Y

17.9

N

YES

2

4,097

Y

0.21

N

2.1

Y

NO

3

5,560

N

0.47

N

5.9

N

NO

4

6,103

N

0.71

N

6

N

NO

5

3,240

Y

0.06

N

4.8

N

NO

6

4,656

Y

0.42

N

3.4

N

NO

7

7,083

N

0.38

N

2.8

N

NO

8

5,171

N

0.57

N

9.3

N

NO

9

5,218

N

0.38

N

2.3

N

NO

10

5,624

N

0.84

N

4.1

N

NO

11

5,384

N

0.63

N

4.4

N

NO

12

5,760

N

0.95

Y

2.1

Y

YES

13

5,356

N

0.54

N

2.7

N

NO

14

5,665

N

0.57

N

3.7

N

NO

15

3,143

Y

0.22

N

1.9

Y

NO

16

8,237

N

0.94

Y

13.4

N

NO

17

5,688

N

1.8

Y

2.1

Y

YES

18

4,869

Y

0.45

N

1.7

Y

NO

19

6,821

N

0.99

Y

1.8

Y

YES

20

4,312

Y

0.32

N

5.7

N

NO

21

6,072

N

1.05

Y

9.6

N

NO

22

9,288

N

0.47

N

4.3

N

NO

23

2,050

Y

0.24

N

2.2

Y

NO

24

5,606

N

0.88

Y

2.4

N

NO

25

5,921

N

0.74

N

5.7

N

NO

26

4,808

Y

0.41

N

1.8

Y

NO

27

8,595

N

0.69

N

4.2

N

NO

28

7,206

N

0.53

N

9

N

NO

29

5,455

N

0.37

N

3.6

N

NO

30

5,614

N

0.59

N

3

N

NO

Explanation / Answer

The best planet to be suitable for extraterial life are Planet no. 5. 15 and 23.

The reason for selection is that AU distance is between 0.84 to 1.8 Earths distance, also the radius is less than 2.2 times of earths radius. with lower temperature