SpazeWarm gas giant, 217 light years away, HD 80606
HD 80606 b
Its orbit is so stretched that it swings from icy to scorching within a few hours.
- Distance
- 217 light years
- Year
- 111.4 days
- Size
- 1 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- 132 °C
- Mass
- 4.2 × Jupiter
- Found
- 2001, Multiple Observatories
Can we live on HD 80606 b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 9.89 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 693 kg there.
Temperature: 132 °C on average.
Clouds: Flash-heated from 500 °C to 1,200 °C in hours at its closest pass.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
Measured by Spitzer