Lava world, 522 light years away, CoRoT-7
CoRoT-7 b
A lava world 522 light years away that circles its star every 20.5 hours. Found in 2009.
- Distance
- 522 light years
- Year
- 20.5 hours
- Size
- 1.7 × Earth
- Temperature
- 1,483 °C
- Mass
- 4.1 × Earth
- Found
- 2009, CoRoT
Can we live on CoRoT-7 b?
Air: Na, K. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 1.44 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 101 kg there.
Temperature: 1,483 °C on average.
Ground: Molten rock ocean and rock vapour.
Atmosphere
- Na
- K
- SiO
- O₂
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature