Dynamical Stability and Habitability in the HD 20794 System

arXiv:2605.26217 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-05-25 · Read on arXiv

Stephen R. Kane

astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-05-25

Comments: 13 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in PASP

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Habitable Zone — 5× in this paper
• Habitable Worlds Observatory — 3× in this paper
• N-body simulations — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Large Interferometer for Exoplanets — 1× in this paper

Sources

• NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) Mission Star List for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (2023)

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