Entering orbit…
| Yours | Kepler-421 b | |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | 20.0 × Earth | 16.1 × Earth |
| Radius | 4.39 × Earth | 4.16 × Earth |
| Density (composition) | 1.30 g/cm³ | 1.23 g/cm³ |
| Temperature | 183.9 K | 185.0 K |
| Starlight received | 0.19 × Earth | 0.20 × Earth |
| Star temperature | 5,600 K | 5,308 K |
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.
A thin tidal-warmed subsurface ocean may exist, but conditions are marginal (30/100).
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
A thin tidal-warmed subsurface ocean may exist, but conditions are marginal (12/100).
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
Tidal heat sustains a subsurface ocean over a rock seafloor: a strong candidate for life (Europa-like, 86/100).
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.