Planet Omicron-2 Eridani C 4
Gas giant with ammonia-based life
Overview
| System: | Omicron-2 Eridani - All bodies | |
| Distance to Sol: | 16.27 ly | |
| Distance To Arrival: | 226,054 ls | |
| Is Landable: | No | |
| Terraforming: | Not terraformable | |
| Earth Masses: | 244.9624 | |
| Radius: | 70,226 KM | |
| Gravity: | 2.02 G | |
| Surface Temperature: | 128 K | |
| Atmosphere Type: |
74.0% Hydrogen 26.0% Helium |
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| Orbital Period: | 929.0 D | |
| Semi Major Axis: | 1.39 AU | |
| Orbital Eccentricity: | 0.0003 | |
| Orbital Inclination: | -0.06 ° | |
| Arg Of Periapsis: | 177.88 ° | |
| Rotational Period: | 2.1 D | |
| Axis Tilt: | -0.18 ° | |
| Materials: |
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Gas giant with ammonia-based life. This is primarily a hydrogen and helium-based atmospheric gas giant, but a little below the surface cloud layers, life exists based in the ammonia-cloud layer. The chemistry of this gaseous region is far from equilibrium, with a surprising excess of oxygen and many carbon-based compounds giving it some vivid colours. As with many such gaseous living systems, it is underpinned by vast quantities of free-floating radioplankton - tiny carbon-based algae, each retaining small quantity of liquid ammonia, extracting their energy from the intense radiation flux.
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