What it’s like to stand here
HAT-P-20 b
weight
24.38 g
sun
19.2× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

HAT-P-20 b

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

HAT-P-20
host star
9.72 R⊕
radius
2,303 M⊕
mass · measured
2.9 days
orbital period
697°C (1286°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
24.38 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.9 days
one year, in Earth time
19.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
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 · 232 ly away
Jet airliner
278 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
361,350 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
232 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
85 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHAT-P-20 b is 9.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HAT-P-20
K3 · 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.2
ConstellationGemini
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HAT-P-20 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.