What it’s like to stand here
CD Cet b
weight
≥ 1.19 g
sun
9.5× wider
sky
dim red

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

Sub-Neptune

CD Cet b

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

CD Cet
host star
1.82 R⊕
radius
3.95 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.3 days
orbital period
191°C (376°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.19 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
2.3 days
one year, in Earth time
9.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
dim red
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 28.1 ly away
Jet airliner
33.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
43,782 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
EarthCD Cet b is 1.8× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
CD Cet
M5.0 V · 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.9
ConstellationCetus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from CD Cet b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.