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NASA Exoplanets: Habitable Zone Calculator
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NASA Exoplanets: Habitable Zone Calculator is a paid API for AI agents from exoplanets-nasa.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).
Computes inner and outer habitable-zone edges in AU for a star using the Kopparapu 2013 model, and classifies where a given orbit falls relative to those zones.
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How this service works
Habitable-zone edges in AU for a star from luminosity or radius, plus temperature (Kopparapu 2013), and where an orbit falls.
Output
Returns the conservative and optimistic habitable zone inner and outer edges in AU (Kopparapu 2013 model), the derived stellar luminosity and its source, and — if an orbit was supplied — a verdict string classifying whether the orbit is inside the conservative zone, inside the optimistic zone, or outside both, plus a human-readable summary and any caveats or disclaimer notes.
Example use cases
Checking red dwarf habitability
“For a red dwarf star with an effective temperature of 3400 K and a radius of 0.3 solar radii, what are the optimistic and conservative habitable zone edges, and does a planet with a 15-day orbital period around a 0.2 solar-mass star fall inside them?”
Evaluating a discovered exoplanet candidate
“I'm looking at a newly discovered exoplanet candidate orbiting a star at 0.7 AU with an effective temperature of 4800 K and luminosity of 0.25 solar — can you run the Kopparapu habitable zone calculation and tell me if that orbit is in the conservative habitable zone?”
Comparing habitable zones across stellar types
“Calculate and compare the habitable zone boundaries for three stars: a 3800 K M-dwarf with luminosity 0.04 solar, a 5200 K K-dwarf with luminosity 0.6 solar, and a 6000 K F-star with luminosity 2 solar — give me the conservative and optimistic inner and outer edges for each.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://exoplanets-nasa.x402tookit.com/habitable-zone?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need the Kopparapu 2013 habitable zone model specifically — it provides both optimistic and conservative zone edges from stellar effective temperature plus either luminosity or radius, and can immediately classify any supplied orbit. Prefer this over generic calculators when you need a scientifically grounded, citable model result with zone placement verdict and degraded-flag transparency.
Side effects
- Missing required teffK parameter returns a validation error
- Stellar temperature outside 2600–7200 K fitted range returns degraded/extrapolated results with a warning flag
- Neither luminositySolar nor radiusSolar provided alongside teffK may cause degraded luminosity estimation
- orbitAu and periodDays/massSolar cannot both be absent if a zone placement verdict is desired — the orbit verdict is skipped
- Values outside physically plausible ranges may produce unexpected or nonsensical zone boundaries
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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