What it’s like to stand here
1RXS J160929.1-210524 b
weight
8.63 g
sun
0.00× as wide
sky
amber-orange

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Gas giant

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.

1RXS J160929.1-210524
host star
18.65 R⊕
radius
3,000 M⊕
mass · measured
orbital period
1427°C (2600°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
8.63 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
one year, in Earth time
0.00× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 454 ly away
Jet airliner
544 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
707,746 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
454 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
166 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Earth1RXS J160929.1-210524 b is 19× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
1RXS J160929.1-210524
K7 V · 1 planet
Explore →
Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.6
ConstellationScorpius
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.

Illustration generated from 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.