PolyStar

OpenStar pedagogical star and planet modeling in JavaScript.
Visualization in HTML5. Hover for tips. Click for data coordinates. Ctrl +/- to zoom
White dots in plots below: Standard solar model tabulated in Table 3A of Guenther, Demarque, Kim & Pinsonneault, 1992, ApJ, 387, 372

Star inputs:

Mass
(0.2 - 5.0) MSun)

MSun
Radius
(0.2 - 5.0)
RSun
Y
(0.1 - 0.5)

Z
(0.001 - 0.2)

Stellar outputs

Planetary inputs:

Affects Habitable zone and Transit light curve

Surface pressure
(0.6 - 22000 kPa)

kPa
Greenhouse effect, ΔT
(-200 - +600 K)

K
Albedo (0.0 - 0.95)


ROrbit (AU) (0.01 - 50)

RPlanet (REarth) (0.1 - 20)

iRot (0 - 90 o)
Organic solvent
Water Methane Ammonia Carbon dioxide

Detailed print-out (below graphs): None Radial structure