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Central Star:
Blue Supergiant, Surface Temperature of 30000 C
Blue Giant, Surface Temperature of 15000 C
White colored Star, Surface Temperature of 9000 C
Whitish-Yellow Star, Surface Temperature of 7000 C
Yellow Sun-like Star, Surface Temperature of 5500 C
Orange Star, Surface Temperature of 4000 C
Red Dwarf, Surface Temperature of 3000 C
Planet 1:
Planet 2:
Name of Planet:
Size of Planet:
Mercury-size
Earth-size
Jupiter-size
Eccentricity of Orbit:
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Semimajor Axis (in AU's):
Name of Planet:
Size of Planet:
Mercury-size
Earth-size
Jupiter-size
Eccentricity of Orbit:
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Semimajor Axis (in AU's):
Planet 3:
Planet 4:
Name of Planet:
Size of Planet:
Mercury-size
Earth-size
Jupiter-size
Eccentricity of Orbit:
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Semimajor Axis (in AU's):
Name of Planet:
Size of Planet:
Mercury-size
Earth-size
Jupiter-size
Eccentricity of Orbit:
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Semimajor Axis (in AU's):
Note: For less than 4 planets, enter "no planet" in the name field.
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Build Your Own Solar System written by Mike Asbury and Dr. Doug Hamilton