What it’s like to stand here
61 Vir c
- weight
- ≥ 0.91 g
- sun
- 4.4× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
61 Vir c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
61 Vir →
host star
4.46 R⊕
radius
18.20 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
38 days
orbital period
293°C (559°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.91 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
38 days
one year, in Earth time
4.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
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 · 27.7 ly away
Jet airliner
33.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
43,254 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
28 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
10 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
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 61 Vir c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.