SpazeHot rocky planet, 49 light years away, LHS 3844
LHS 3844 b
A hot rocky planet 49 light years away that circles its star every 11.1 hours. Found in 2019.
- Distance
- 48.5 light years
- Year
- 11.1 hours
- Size
- 1.3 × Earth
- Temperature
- 543 °C
- Mass
- 2.4 × Earth
- Found
- 2019, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Can we live on LHS 3844 b?
Air: none to speak of. You’d live in sealed, pressurised habitats.
Gravity: 1.43 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 100 kg there.
Temperature: 543 °C on average.
Ground: Bare dark rock; no atmosphere.
Atmosphere
- None to speak of
Measured by Spitzer