Gas Giant Magnetic Field Extreme Activity
Why is this a Gas Giant? Your planet has 12.0% hydrogen and helium, combined with a mass of 9534.0x Earth, which exceeds the gas giant threshold. Gas giants form when massive cores capture enormous atmospheres of light gases. They typically form beyond the 'frost line' where volatiles can condense.
✓ Hydrogen + Helium: 12.0% (>60% required) ✓ Mass: 9534.0x Earth (>10x required)
Habitability Score Extremely Harsh
Contributing Factors water 15
No solid surface — any water is locked in a supercritical mantle and hot ice, not oceans geology 40
Extreme volcanic activity may be hazardous rotation 100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution Organic Chemistry 50
Carbon and hydrogen present - organic chemistry possible atmosphere 30
Hydrogen-rich atmosphere typical of gas giants temperature 40
Extreme temperature - very difficult for life magnetic Field 100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection Physical Properties Mass
9534.00x Earth (5.69e+28 kg) Radius
21.20x Earth (135,093 km) This planet: 21.20× Earth radius Earth: 1× (baseline)
Surface Gravity
21.20x Earth (208.0 m/s²) Surface Temperature
366 K (93 °C / 199 °F) Rotation Period
24.0 hours/day This planet: 24 h/day Earth: 24 h/day Orbital Environment Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like)) Distance from Star
1.00 AU (150 million km) Atmosphere Hydrogen and helium dominated with trace methane and ammonia
Surface Characteristics No solid surface - thick gaseous envelope with possible rocky core deep within Closest Real Exoplanet Orbiting Kepler-424 Yours Kepler-424 c Mass 9,534 × Earth 2,220 × Earth Radius 34.3 × Earth 12.7 × Earth Density (composition) 1.30 g/cm³ 5.97 g/cm³ Temperature 366.1 K 299.0 K Starlight received 1.00 × Earth 1.33 × Earth Star temperature 5,600 K 5,460 K
Discovered 2014 via radial velocity · 2,280 light-years away Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive Browse all 5,568 real exoplanets Learn more about exoplanets Moons
Moon 1 merged 10% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 2 merged 10% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 3 rings 10% - 1.6 radii
Inside the Roche limit (1.79 planet radii): torn apart into a ring system.
Moon 4 merged 0.010% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 5 merged 10% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 6 merged 10% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 7 merged 10% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 8 merged 10% - 1.7 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.