SpazeSub-Neptune, 32 light years away, AU Mic
AU Mic b
A sub-neptune 32 light years away that circles its star every 8.5 days. Found in 2020.
- Distance
- 31.7 light years
- Year
- 8.5 days
- Size
- 4.8 × Earth
- Temperature
- 282 °C
- Mass
- 9 × Earth
- Found
- 2020, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Can we live on AU Mic b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 0.39 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 27 kg there.
Temperature: 282 °C on average.
Clouds: Hydrogen envelope or a steamy water layer; the most common kind of planet.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- H₂O
- CH₄
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature