What it’s like to stand here
61 Vir d
- weight
- ≥ 0.88 g
- sun
- 2.0× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
61 Vir d
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
61 Vir →
host star
5.11 R⊕
radius
22.90 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
123 days
orbital period
109°C (229°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.88 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
123 days
one year, in Earth time
2.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
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 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.