What it’s like to stand here
HAT-P-13 b
weight
1.33 g
sun
39.6× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

HAT-P-13 b

ESI 0.05805 lyDiscovered in 2009 by HATNet

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

HAT-P-13 →
host star
14.26 R⊕
radius
270 M⊕
mass · measured
2.9 days
orbital period
1467°C (2672°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.33 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.9 days
one year, in Earth time
39.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
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 · 805 ly away
Jet airliner
965 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
805 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
294 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHAT-P-13 b is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
HAT-P-13 bGas giant
PlanetHAT-P-13 cGas giant
PlanetHAT-P-36 bsimilar world
SystemXO-5210 ly
Sky regionUrsa Majorthis direction
Host star
HAT-P-13
G4 · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 10.4
ConstellationUrsa Major →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HAT-P-13 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.