Entering orbit…
| Yours | GJ 876 e | |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | 13.0 × Earth | 14.6 × Earth |
| Radius | 3.55 × Earth | 3.92 × Earth |
| Density (composition) | 1.60 g/cm³ | 1.34 g/cm³ |
| Temperature | 182.0 K | 150.0 K |
| Starlight received | 0.13 × Earth | 0.11 × Earth |
| Star temperature | 4,450 K | 3,294 K |
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.
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.
A thin tidal-warmed subsurface ocean may exist, but conditions are marginal (12/100).
Small and distant: a quiet, stable companion.