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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / How can Kepler-186f be in the habitable zone?
« on: 19/04/2014 10:23:01 »
According to phys.org It's at about 4AU or roughly Jupiter orbit, and the star is an M1 red dwarf which according to wiki is at about 3.5% luminousity. How can the habitable zone extend out so far from the star?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_dwarf#Description_and_characteristics
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-potentially-habitable-earth-sized-planet-liquid.html#ajTabs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_dwarf#Description_and_characteristics
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-potentially-habitable-earth-sized-planet-liquid.html#ajTabs