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Habitability
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Uninhabitable

TOI-1278 b

Brown DwarfUninhabitable246 light years awayFound 2021

TOI-1278 b, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive (found 2021). Measured: 5880 Earth masses, 0.095 AU, a 3799 K K-type star. Composition inferred from a mass of 5880 Earths, which is giant territory whatever its 3.24x density suggests, with a day locked to its 14.5-day year, as anything orbiting this close would be. Note: TerraForge comes out at 1118 K against the archive's 408 K, because it models stars by spectral class, and TOI-1278 is not an average K-type.

Host star

TOI-1278

Type
K-type (Orange)
Spectral type
M0 V
Temperature
3,799 K
Radius
0.573 ☉
Mass
0.54 ☉
Known planets
1 (this one)
Luminosity
0.0614 ☉

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.

Brown Dwarf

Magnetic FieldNone Activity
Why is this a Brown Dwarf?Your planet has an unusual composition that doesn't fit standard classifications, or lacks the elements needed for complex geological processes.
Barren worlds can form from uncommon element combinations or may be remnants of larger bodies that lost their atmospheres and volatile materials.
Classification Criteria:
Composition doesn't match standard planet typesMass: 5880.0x EarthTemperature: 1118K
Further reading
The Little Book of ExoplanetsJoshua WinnHow these worlds are found, and what a measurement can honestly tell us.Exoplanets: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar PlanetsMichael Summers & James TrefilThe strange end of the catalogue — carbon worlds, molten rock, planets orbiting dead stars.Envisioning ExoplanetsMichael CarrollWhat these worlds might look like from the ground, painted from the same measurements this page renders.Imagined LifeJames Trefil & Michael SummersWhat could live on a world like this one: ice shells, supergravity, tidally locked twilight.
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Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
temperature0
Inferno world - temperatures exceed all possibility of life
atmosphere18
Hydrogen-rich atmosphere typical of gas giants (partially stripped by slow rotation)
water15
No solid surface — any water is locked in a supercritical mantle and hot ice, not oceans
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
geology30
Geologically dead - no nutrient recycling
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
rotation30
Very slow rotation - extreme temperature swings between eternal day and night sides

Physical Properties

Mass
5880.00x Earth (3.51e+28 kg)
Radius
18.05x Earth (114,992 km)
This planet: 18.05× Earth radiusEarth: 1× (baseline)
Surface Gravity
18.05x Earth (177.1 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
1,118 K (845 °C / 1,552 °F)
Rotation Period
348.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
This planet: 348 h/dayEarth: 24 h/day

Orbital Environment

Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.10 AU (14.2 million km)
Orbital Period
13 days

Atmosphere

Hydrogen and helium dominated by methane absorption, with water clouds below

Elemental Composition

H - Hydrogen
53.8%
He - Helium
32.3%
O - Oxygen
5.4%

Surface Characteristics

No surface: a cooling failed star, its methane atmosphere absorbing so much red light it would look magenta to the eye
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