Why is this a Ice World?Your planet orbits at 1.74 AU from its star, resulting in frigid temperatures of 225K.
Ice worlds form beyond the frost line where temperatures are low enough for water and other volatiles to freeze solid. They may have subsurface oceans beneath thick ice shells.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Distance: 1.74 AU (>3 AU) or Temperature <200K✓ Temperature: 225K✓ Water content: 28.9% for ice formation
Habitability ScoreExtremely Harsh
32
Contributing Factors
water30
Limited water content - frozen solid, no liquid phase at this temperature
geology60
Some geological activity provides slow nutrient cycling
rotation10
Near tidally locked - one hemisphere perpetually scorched, other frozen, narrow habitable twilight zone only
Organic Chemistry84
Core organic elements (CHNO) present (tidal pools cycle wet and dry - a boost for prebiotic chemistry)
atmosphere28
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable (partially stripped by slow rotation)
temperature45
Extreme temperature - very difficult for life (large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons)
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.20x Earth (7.17e+24 kg)
Radius
1.06x Earth (6,770 km)
Surface Gravity
1.06x Earth (10.4 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
225 K (-48 °C / -54 °F)
Rotation Period
24.0 hours/day
Orbital Environment
Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))
Distance from Star
1.74 AU (260 million km)
Orbital Period
2.30 years
Atmosphere
Thin nitrogen and methane atmosphere
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
24.5%
Si - Silicon
20.6%
Cr - Chromium
16.7%
Surface Characteristics
Frozen surface covered in water ice, possible subsurface ocean if tidal heating present