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    $\begingroup$ Note that the black hole is actually absorbing energy from the CMB it is so cold: about 330 W! $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 5, 2015 at 2:24
  • $\begingroup$ @2012rcampion Damn, you're the guy who always gets the details right! :-) Yes, I had considered that. It shouldn't affect the zone - or lack thereof - though, right? $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 5, 2015 at 2:25
  • $\begingroup$ Correct, the 'Goldilocks zone' is still nonexistent: anywhere outside the black hole (r=2e-8 AU) the planet receives more energy from space than it does from the black hole, not enough to support life (as we know it). $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 5, 2015 at 2:29