Gas giant, 245 light years away, Kepler-16
Kepler-16 b
Orbits two stars at once. From its sky you would see a double sunset.
- Distance
- 245 light years
- Year
- 228.8 days
- Size
- 0.8 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- -67 °C
- Mass
- 105.8 × Earth
- Found
- 2011, Kepler
Can we live on Kepler-16 b?
Air: H₂ 86%, He 13%. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 1.48 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 104 kg there.
Temperature: -67 °C on average.
Clouds: Water and ammonia clouds in bands, like Jupiter.
Atmosphere
- H₂ 86%
- He 13%
- CH₄
- NH₃
- H₂O
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature