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Habitability
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Uninhabitable

L 168-9 b

Lava WorldUninhabitable82 light years awayFound 2020

L 168-9 b, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive (found 2020). Measured: 4.07 Earth masses, 0.0208 AU, a 3842 K K-type star. Composition inferred from a measured bulk density of 0.94x Earth's, which is rock and iron, with a day locked to its 1.4-day year, as anything orbiting this close would be.

Host star

L 168-9

Type
K-type (Orange)
Spectral type
M0.5 V
Temperature
3,842 K
Radius
0.604 ☉
Mass
0.614 ☉
Known planets
1 (this one)
Luminosity
0.0723 ☉

Published by the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This world’s temperature and habitability score are computed from this star’s measured luminosity, not from a stand-in for its class.

Lava World

Magnetic FieldExtreme Activity
Why is this a Lava World?Your planet's proximity to its star (0.02 AU) results in extreme surface temperatures of 1014K.
Lava worlds orbit so close to their stars that rocky surfaces melt into oceans of molten rock. Recent planet formation can also create temporary lava worlds.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Temperature: 1014K (>1000K)
Further reading
Exoplanets: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar PlanetsMichael Summers & James TrefilThe strange end of the catalogue — carbon worlds, molten rock, planets orbiting dead stars.Imagined LifeJames Trefil & Michael SummersWhat could live on a world like this one: ice shells, supergravity, tidally locked twilight.The Little Book of ExoplanetsJoshua WinnHow these worlds are found, and what a measurement can honestly tell us.Envisioning ExoplanetsMichael CarrollWhat these worlds might look like from the ground, painted from the same measurements this page renders.
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Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
temperature0
Inferno world - temperatures exceed all possibility of life
atmosphere40
Atmosphere present but composition not ideal for life
water8
Limited water content - boiling away, little would be retained
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
geology40
Extreme volcanic activity may be hazardous
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution

Physical Properties

Mass
4.07x Earth (2.43e+25 kg)
Radius
1.60x Earth (10,172 km)
This planet: 1.60× Earth radiusEarth: 1× (baseline)
Surface Gravity
1.60x Earth (15.7 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
1,014 K (741 °C / 1,366 °F)
Rotation Period
33.6 hours/day (slower than Earth)
This planet: 34 h/dayEarth: 24 h/day

Orbital Environment

Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.02 AU (3.11 million km)
Orbital Period
1 day
Time Dilation
Clocks run 15.7 seconds per year slower than deep space — about 21 minutes over a lifetime

Atmosphere

Vaporized rock and metals

Elemental Composition

O - Oxygen
31.3%
Si - Silicon
25.0%
Fe - Iron
12.5%

Surface Characteristics

Molten surface with lava flows, volcanic activity everywhere
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