Reply #8: It's a little past plausible for this planet. [View All]

[laconicsax]

It's a Jupiter sized (actually a little bigger) gas giant that is close enough to its star to complete an orbit every 2 days. The predicted planetary temperature of around 8-900^oC (possibly as high as 1300^oC) is probably too hot for life. Also since it's thought to be tidally locked to its star, one side of the planet will always be facing the sun, being perpetually bombarded with high levels of radiation to go along with 9600 kph winds.

It just seems to be past the point of plausibility.