SpazeRocky planet, 12 light years away, YZ Cet
YZ Cet b
A rocky planet 12 light years away that circles its star every 2 days. Found in 2017.
- Distance
- 12.1 light years
- Year
- 2 days
- Size
- 0.9 × Earth
- Temperature
- 198 °C
- Mass
- 0.7 × Earth
- Found
- 2017, La Silla Observatory
Can we live on YZ Cet b?
Air: CO₂, N₂. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 0.84 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 59 kg there.
Temperature: 198 °C on average.
Ground: Rock; atmosphere unknown.
Atmosphere
- CO₂
- N₂
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature