SpazeCold gas giant, 10 light years away, Epsilon Eridani
Epsilon Eridani b
A cold gas giant 10 light years away that circles its star every 7.3 years. Found in 2000.
- Distance
- 10.4 light years
- Year
- 7.3 years
- Size
- 1.2 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- -161 °C
- Mass
- 1 × Jupiter
- Found
- 2000, Multiple Observatories
Can we live on Epsilon Eridani b?
Air: H₂ 84%, He 14%. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 1.67 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 117 kg there.
Temperature: -161 °C on average.
Clouds: Methane and ammonia ices; blue from methane.
Atmosphere
- H₂ 84%
- He 14%
- CH₄ 2%
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature