SpazeUltra-hot Jupiter, 634 light years away, WASP-76
WASP-76 b
So hot on the day side that iron evaporates, then condenses and rains down as the night falls.
- Distance
- 634 light years
- Year
- 1.8 days
- Size
- 1.9 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- 1,955 °C
- Mass
- 284.1 × Earth
- Found
- 2016, SuperWASP
Can we live on WASP-76 b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 0.66 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 46 kg there.
Temperature: 1,955 °C on average.
Clouds: Iron evaporates on the day side and rains down on the night side.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- Fe
- Na
- Ca⁺
- Li
Measured by VLT ESPRESSO