KOI 5554.01

 

KOI 5554.01 is a world about 6.5 billion years old 0.72 to 1.29 times Earth’s diameter orbiting a yellow dwarf about 700 light-years from Earth.

 average surface temperature — about 27 degrees C [80 degrees F],’ they said. ‘And it’s probably about Earth’s size, and a little bit older than Earth.’

Hopefully, with the new ability to properly study these supposed super-habitable planets the true extent of their potential to be humanity’s second home will become clear.