Sounds like the perfect place for a triple-max security prison.......
Kepler spots Earth-sized exoplanet ideal for barbecues
The Kepler mission has turned up yet another catch for the exoplanet zoo: a planet with an orbit a little over one-tenth that of our Mercury, that zips around its star in 2.8 Earth days. With that proximity, Kepler-21b isn’t much of a candidate for “habitable zone” nominations: outdoor cooking would be the order of the day. …
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Thursday 1st December 2011 23:00 GMT Pascal Monett
Hang on
1.3 solar masses in twice the diameter ? Isn't that eight times the volume ? That has to mean (off the top of my head) 1/5th the density of our Sun, doesn't it ?
And it's a young star - so probably burning hot, which might explain the exaggerated diameter.
Boffin icon, for obvious reasons.