SpazeWarm gas giant, 162 light years away, WASP-80
WASP-80 b
A warm gas giant 162 light years away that circles its star every 3.1 days. Found in 2012.
- Distance
- 162 light years
- Year
- 3.1 days
- Size
- 1 × Jupiter
- Temperature
- 552 °C
- Mass
- 171 × Earth
- Found
- 2012, SuperWASP
Can we live on WASP-80 b?
Air: H₂, He. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 1.36 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 95 kg there.
Temperature: 552 °C on average.
Clouds: Methane seen directly, unusual for a warm giant.
Atmosphere
- H₂
- He
- CH₄
- H₂O
Measured by JWST