| Yours | 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b | |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | 2,625 × Earth | 3,000 × Earth |
| Radius | 20.8 × Earth | 18.6 × Earth |
| Density (composition) | 1.60 g/cm³ | 2.57 g/cm³ |
| Temperature | 1,613 K | 1,700 K |
| Starlight received | 100.0 × Earth | — |
| Star temperature | 5,600 K | 4,060 K |
Inside the synchronous orbit: it spiraled inward and was torn apart at the Roche limit (Phobos's fate).
Inside the synchronous orbit: it spiraled inward and was torn apart at the Roche limit (Phobos's fate).
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.
Too hot to keep its water: it boiled away, leaving bare rock.
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
Too hot to keep its water: it boiled away, leaving bare rock.
Tidal flexing melts its interior: an actively volcanic surface (Io-like).
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.
Too hot to keep its water: it boiled away, leaving bare rock.