What it’s like to stand here
G 9-40 b
weight
1.11 g
sun
7.2× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Sub-Neptune

G 9-40 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

G 9-40
host star
1.90 R⊕
radius
4.00 M⊕
mass · measured
5.7 days
orbital period
167°C (333°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.11 g
your weight (measured mass)
5.7 days
one year, in Earth time
7.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 91.1 ly away
Jet airliner
109 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
142,061 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
91 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
33 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthG 9-40 b is 1.9× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
G 9-40
M2.5 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 13.8
ConstellationCancer
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from G 9-40 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.