[alfa015 (OP)]

Hello,

I would like to share with you the info we have so far about habitable exomoons:

1. We have detected 9 exomoon candidates, but none of them are potentially habitable.

2. A habitable exomoon would have a mass between 0.25 and 2 Earth masses.

3. The mass of the host planet has to be at least 3 times the mass of Jupiter, and it should not be tidally locked to the star.

4. A study has identified more than 70 gas giant exoplanets that could host habitable exomoons, but all of them are located far away.

5. Within 100 light years, there could be around 33 habitable exomoons orbiting Sun-like stars, 109 around K-type stars, and 121 in red dwarf star systems.

More info about habitable exomoons:
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Do you think exomoons could be more habitable than exoplanets?

[Halc]

This topic is being copied word for word on multiple sites, which violates terms forbidding evangelism.
No actual question seems to be asked, short of the 'what do you think' at the end.

[evan_au]

It is true that exoplanet hunters were astonished by the unexpected presence of a large number of "hot Jupiter" planets.
- Astronomers initially expected that Jupiter or Saturn-sized planets would form far out from the star - and stay there (like our Solar System)

Since a hot Jupiter is much closer to the star than Jupiter is in our Solar System, it is quite possible that a moon of a hot Jupiter could be habitable (as long as it isn't too close to the parent star).
- Jupiter radiates a lot of heat from its formation, so this could provide heat to compensate for a slight lack of heat from the parent star, allowing liquid water on the surface.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Jupiter