More a Gas Dwarf than Giant.

[lokvette]

Came across this as I was heading back into the core from the outer arm, in Virph YI-G c24-0 I found the smallest Gas giant I have seen to date hence the title to the thread Oh and it's a moon.

Is this normal or is it a rarity or just a fudge up in the stellar forge.

Spoiler

for reference the Ice world it's a moon to is 29,9876 EM with a radius of 19,909KM.

 

[duckofdeath]

The ones around one earth mass or less are pretty rare. I think someone has found one around 0.2 earth masses, which does sound a bit improbable? Though, if there aren't any solar winds I guess anything is possible?

 

[GunnerBill]

Weird, makes you wonder how it has enough gravity to keep all that gas together?

Am I not right in thinking that on our planet any free hydrogen eventually just floats off into space?

 

[duckofdeath]

If the planet's gravity (and magnetic field protection) is stronger than the forces trying to push it away the gas should stay around.

 

[Aura Lorell]

Oh, lovely find, thank you so much for sharing. I love massive ice worlds and that Gas Dwarf is just awesome. GD, I like that.

 

[Burke]

I think that might be close to the record. Check it out, thats a small one.

 

[Heavy Johnson]

The smallest known Class I gas giant (per EDSM) is 8,823 km and 0.7939 earth masses.

https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodi...ails/idB/4480732/nameB/Bya+Airg+BA-A+g111+1+a

 

[GunnerBill]

via Imgflip Meme Generator

Terrible I know!

 

[Pyrotiger]

Aww it's so cute.

 

[lokvette]

Thanks all sorry I forgot about this thread, I did find another one a few systems away from the one in the OP but nothing coming close to the smallest will keep looking