What it’s like to stand here
70 Vir b
weight
14.99 g
sun
3.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

70 Vir b

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

70 Vir
host star
12.60 R⊕
radius
2,380 M⊕
mass · measured
117 days
orbital period
252°C (486°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
14.99 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
117 days
one year, in Earth time
3.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 58.4 ly away
Jet airliner
70.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
91,059 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
58 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
21 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Earth70 Vir b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
70 Vir
G5V · 1 planet
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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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 5.0
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from 70 Vir b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.