What it’s like to stand here
55 Cnc b
- weight
- 1.37 g
- sun
- 8.3× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
55 Cnc b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
1.37 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
15 days
one year, in Earth time
8.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 41.0 ly away
Jet airliner
49.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
64,019 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
41 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
15 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system55 Cnc
G8 V · 7 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from 55 Cnc b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.