Hot rocky planet, 2,108 light years away, Kepler-11
Kepler-11 b
A hot rocky planet 2,108 light years away that circles its star every 10.3 days. Found in 2010.
- Distance
- 2,108 light years
- Year
- 10.3 days
- Size
- 1.8 × Earth
- Temperature
- 576 °C
- Mass
- 1.9 × Earth
- Found
- 2010, Kepler
Can we live on Kepler-11 b?
Air: CO₂. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 0.59 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 41 kg there.
Temperature: 576 °C on average.
Ground: Scorched rock; any air likely stripped by its star.
Atmosphere
- CO₂
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature