Winchell Chung âð on Nostr: An Earth-sized Planet On The Verge Of Tidal Disruption The strong tidal force likely ...
An Earth-sized Planet On The Verge Of Tidal Disruption
The strong tidal force likely deforms the planet into a triaxial ellipsoid with a long axis that is âŒ10% longer than the short axis. Assuming a reduced stellar tidal quality factor Qâ²ââ107, we predict that tidal orbital decay will cause TOI-6255 to reach the Roche limit in roughly 400 Myr.
Nice gloomy setting for a scifi novel: a slowly dying planet.
https://astrobiology.com/2024/08/an-earth-sized-planet-on-the-verge-of-tidal-disruption.html
The strong tidal force likely deforms the planet into a triaxial ellipsoid with a long axis that is âŒ10% longer than the short axis. Assuming a reduced stellar tidal quality factor Qâ²ââ107, we predict that tidal orbital decay will cause TOI-6255 to reach the Roche limit in roughly 400 Myr.
Nice gloomy setting for a scifi novel: a slowly dying planet.
https://astrobiology.com/2024/08/an-earth-sized-planet-on-the-verge-of-tidal-disruption.html