What it’s like to stand here
16 Cyg B b
- weight
- ≥ 3.10 g
- sun
- 0.68× as wide
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant · likely temperate
16 Cyg B b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
16 Cyg B →
host star
13.50 R⊕
radius
566 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.2 years
orbital period
-44°C (-48°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 3.10 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
2.2 years
one year, in Earth time
0.68× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 68.9 ly away
Jet airliner
82.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
107,533 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
69 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
25 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Triple system16 Cyg B
G3 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from 16 Cyg B b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.