SpazeHot Jupiter, 135 light years away, HR 8799
HR 8799 c
A hot jupiter 135 light years away that circles its star every 188.9 years. Found in 2008.
- Distance
- 135 light years
- Year
- 188.9 years
- Size
- 1.2 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- 927 °C
- Mass
- 9.4 × Jupiter
- Found
- 2008, Gemini Observatory
Can we live on HR 8799 c?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 17.76 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 1243 kg there.
Temperature: 927 °C on average.
Clouds: Young, still glowing from its formation.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- H₂O
- CO
- CO₂
Measured by Keck, JWST