Why is this a Earth Like?Your planet has a balanced composition with all CHNOPS elements, proper mass (4.9x Earth), and sits in the habitable zone at 1.21 AU.
Earth-like planets have the perfect combination of composition, temperature, mass, and magnetic field to potentially support complex life as we know it.
Classification Criteria:
✓ All CHNOPS elements present (C, H, N, O, P, S)✓ Mass: 4.9x Earth (0.5-2.0x range)✓ Temperature: 259K (250-320K range)✓ Magnetic field present✓ Distance: 1.21 AU (habitable zone)
Habitability ScoreHabitable
70
Contributing Factors
water79
Good water content - mostly frozen
geology100
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle (tidal flexing sustains geologic activity)
rotation10
Near tidally locked - one hemisphere perpetually scorched, other frozen, narrow habitable twilight zone only
Organic Chemistry100
All CHNOPS elements present - building blocks of life
atmosphere40
Nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere - breathable and protective (partially stripped by slow rotation)
temperature75
Challenging but potentially habitable temperature (large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons)
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
4.90x Earth (2.93e+25 kg)
Radius
1.70x Earth (10,821 km)
Surface Gravity
1.70x Earth (16.7 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
259 K (-14 °C / 6 °F)
Rotation Period
26.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))
Distance from Star
1.21 AU (181 million km)
Orbital Period
1.33 years
Atmosphere
Nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere with trace CO₂, water vapor, and argon
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
25.5%
Si - Silicon
21.6%
Fe - Iron
15.7%
Surface Characteristics
Rocky surface with continents, oceans, and active plate tectonics. Diverse biomes if life present.
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.
Moon 2stable0.045% - 26.1 radii
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
+5 temperature: large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons+10 geology: tidal flexing sustains geologic activity
Habitability
✓ Conditions could support lifeThis planet’s modelled conditions could support biological processes: stable temperatures, liquid water and the chemistry life as we know it needs. That makes life possible, not present.