<p>It is potentially habitable.</p>

<p>Teegarden b has a minimum mass almost identical to Earth and it orbits within the star's habitable zone.</p>

<p>The exoplanet has a 60% chance of having a temperate surface environment where
temperature should be closer to 28°C assuming a similar terrestrial atmosphere.</p>

<p>Moreover, it is the exoplanet with the highest Earth Similarity Index discovered so far: 95%. This means that it has the closest mass and insolation to terrestrial values.</p>

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<p>A new exoplanet has been just discovered around the star Teegarden, at only 12 light years away.</p>

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Cross posted at https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/487022/2498
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Also posted in Space Exploration SE https://space.stackexchange.com/q/36849/12102 and re-posted here https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/32348/7982
uhoh
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Perhaps. https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.07704
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Is the newly discovered exoplanet 'Teegarden b' habitable?
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# Is the newly discovered exoplanet 'Teegarden b' habitable?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-19)

A new exoplanet has been just discovered around the star Teegarden, at only 12 light years away.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Cross posted at https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/487022/2498  
> **username_2**: Also posted in Space Exploration SE https://space.stackexchange.com/q/36849/12102 and re-posted here https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/32348/7982  
> **username_3**: Perhaps. https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.07704  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-06-19. Score: -1

It is potentially habitable.

Teegarden b has a minimum mass almost identical to Earth and it orbits within the star's habitable zone.

The exoplanet has a 60% chance of having a temperate surface environment where
temperature should be closer to 28°C assuming a similar terrestrial atmosphere.

Moreover, it is the exoplanet with the highest Earth Similarity Index discovered so far: 95%. This means that it has the closest mass and insolation to terrestrial values.


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