SpazeHot rocky planet, 26 light years away, GJ 486
GJ 486 b
A hot rocky planet 26 light years away that circles its star every 1.5 days. Found in 2021.
- Distance
- 26.3 light years
- Year
- 1.5 days
- Size
- 1.3 × Earth
- Temperature
- 423 °C
- Mass
- 2.8 × Earth
- Found
- 2021, Calar Alto Observatory
Can we live on GJ 486 b?
Air: H₂O (or starspots). 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: 423 °C on average.
Ground: Rocky; water signal still uncertain.
Atmosphere
- H₂O (or starspots)
Measured by JWST