Secular perturbations in Habitable zones of Double Stars

SHaDoS is an online tool with the purpose to visualise secular perturbations in the circumstellar habitable zone of a star that is part of a binary star system. Currently this tool is in a beta-test phase.

Binary stars, or double stars, are pairs of stellar objects that are tied together by their mutual gravitational attraction.

The habitable zone is the region around a star where the temperature is just right - neither too hot nor too cold - to allow liquid water on the surface of a planet.

A circumstellar planet is a celestial body that orbits only one star in a double or multiple star system.

In the figure above two planets orbit the host star (in the center). An Earth-like planet is located in the habitable zone (green annular region), while a more massive Jupiter-like planet orbits the star at a greater distance. The companion star moves at a still larger distance, it is indicated in red in the upper right corner.

To learn more about the scientific background and to read a short introduction on how to use the SHaDoS tool, go to the Introduction page.

If you wish to start directly using the tool, go to the Start page.

Here you can find the contact information and disclaimer.