Cold sub-Neptune, 635 light years away, Kepler-22
Kepler-22 b
The first planet Kepler confirmed in a habitable zone. Possibly an ocean world.
- Distance
- 635 light years
- Year
- 289.9 days
- Size
- 2.1 × Earth
- Temperature
- 6 °C
- Mass
- 9.1 × Earth
- Found
- 2011, Kepler
Can we live on Kepler-22 b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 2.06 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 144 kg there.
Temperature: 6 °C on average.
Ground: Cold hydrogen and methane envelope.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- CH₄
- NH₃
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature