SpazeHot rocky planet, 41 light years away, GJ 1132
GJ 1132 b
A hot rocky planet 41 light years away that circles its star every 1.6 days. Found in 2015.
- Distance
- 41.1 light years
- Year
- 1.6 days
- Size
- 1.2 × Earth
- Temperature
- 311 °C
- Mass
- 1.8 × Earth
- Found
- 2015, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Can we live on GJ 1132 b?
Air: CO₂. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 1.29 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 91 kg there.
Temperature: 311 °C on average.
Ground: Scorched rock; any air likely stripped by its star.
Atmosphere
- CO₂
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature