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Mu Arae d/ Rocinante

constellation: ................... Ara
distance from earth: .......... 49.9 ly
star's name: ..................... Mu Arae/ Cervantes
star's type: ....................... G3IV-V
star's mass: ...................... 1.10 solar masses
star's radius: ..................... 1.36 solar radii
star's luminosity: .............. 1.468 solar luminosities
star's temperature: ........... 5,700 Kelvin
system's name: ................. Mu Arae/ Cervantes
# stars in system: .............. 1
# planets in system: .......... 4
system's age: ..................... 6.41 billion years

planet's status: ................. confirmed
planet's name: .................. Mu Arae d/ Rocinante
habitability class: .............. nill
thermal class: .................... nill
earth similarity index: ....... nill

planet's radius: ................ unknown
planet's mass: .................. > 0.5219 jovian masses
planet's density: ............... unknown
surface gravity: ................ unknown
rotation period: ................ unknown
average eq. temp: ............. estimated at 292 Celcius
# satellites: ....................... unknown

orbital eccentricity: ............ 0.067
orbital distance: ................. 0.921 au
year: .................................. 310.6 earth days
place in system: ................. inner edge of empirical habitable zone

Description

Mu Arae d; now known as Rocinante (as of December 2015 via the NameExoWorlds Contest) is a warm jupiter type planet orbiting the sun-like star, Mu Arae; now known as Cervantes (also via the Name ExoWorlds Contest) about 50 light years away in the constellation of Ara. It is the third planet discovered in this system after the further out b and inner c planets.

Rocinante has a minimum mass just over 1/2 the mass of jupiter which was determined via the radial velocity method, which is also the method used to confirm the planet's existance. The planet's radius is not known though, due to it not transiting it's star as seen from Earth and as such, its density is also unknown, but it can be assumed to be close to that of jupiter due to interior models of gas giants. Due to it's high mass, it can be assumed that the planet is also accompanied by a group of orbiting moons.

Rocinante orbits its star just within the inner edge of the empirical habitable zone. While it is highly unlikely that the planet itself would support life, any large moons in orbit with sufficient atmospheric pressure may have liquid water on their surfaces and may be conducive to life. However, because Cervantes is a more highly evolved star, with an expanding habitable zone, the moons of this planet would be bathed in high energy radiation and be stripped of most if not all of any atmosphere they may have had, leaving them as bare and barren wastelands.

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Description

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i recommend downloading to see all detail. also, large file size, sorry if it takes long.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

another one...

you can find out more here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_Arae_…

so please let your eyes enjoy and leave any comments, favs or critiques, which are always welcome and appreciated!
________________________________________________________________________________________

Mu Arae d/ Rocinante

constellation: ................... Ara
distance from earth: .......... 49.9 ly
star's name: ..................... Mu Arae/ Cervantes
star's type: ....................... G3IV-V
star's mass: ...................... 1.10 solar masses
star's radius: ..................... 1.36 solar radii
star's luminosity: .............. 1.468 solar luminosities
star's temperature: ........... 5,700 Kelvin
system's name: ................. Mu Arae/ Cervantes
# stars in system: .............. 1
# planets in system: .......... 4
system's age: ..................... 6.41 billion years

planet's status: ................. confirmed
planet's name: .................. Mu Arae d/ Rocinante
habitability class: .............. nill
thermal class: .................... nill
earth similarity index: ....... nill

planet's radius: ................ unknown
planet's mass: .................. > 0.5219 jovian masses
planet's density: ............... unknown
surface gravity: ................ unknown
rotation period: ................ unknown
average eq. temp: ............. estimated at 292 Celcius
# satellites: ....................... unknown

orbital eccentricity: ............ 0.067
orbital distance: ................. 0.921 au
year: .................................. 310.6 earth days
place in system: ................. inner edge of empirical habitable zone

Description

Mu Arae d; now known as Rocinante (as of December 2015 via the NameExoWorlds Contest) is a warm jupiter type planet orbiting the sun-like star, Mu Arae; now known as Cervantes (also via the Name ExoWorlds Contest) about 50 light years away in the constellation of Ara. It is the third planet discovered in this system after the further out b and inner c planets.

Rocinante has a minimum mass just over 1/2 the mass of jupiter which was determined via the radial velocity method, which is also the method used to confirm the planet's existance. The planet's radius is not known though, due to it not transiting it's star as seen from Earth and as such, its density is also unknown, but it can be assumed to be close to that of jupiter due to interior models of gas giants. Due to it's high mass, it can be assumed that the planet is also accompanied by a group of orbiting moons.

Rocinante orbits its star just within the inner edge of the empirical habitable zone. While it is highly unlikely that the planet itself would support life, any large moons in orbit with sufficient atmospheric pressure may have liquid water on their surfaces and may be conducive to life. However, because Cervantes is a more highly evolved star, with an expanding habitable zone, the moons of this planet would be bathed in high energy radiation and be stripped of most if not all of any atmosphere they may have had, leaving them as bare and barren wastelands.

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This Artwork is © 2016 Alpha-Element. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DO NOT USE THIS ARTWORK!