SpazeHot Jupiter, 135 light years away, HR 8799
HR 8799 b
A hot jupiter 135 light years away that circles its star every 465.4 years. Found in 2008.
- Distance
- 135 light years
- Year
- 465.4 years
- Size
- 1.2 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- 927 °C
- Mass
- 6.3 × Jupiter
- Found
- 2008, Gemini Observatory
Can we live on HR 8799 b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 11.84 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 829 kg there.
Temperature: 927 °C on average.
Clouds: Young, still glowing from its formation.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- H₂O
- CO
- CH₄
- CO₂
Measured by Keck, JWST