What it’s like to stand here
HAT-P-68 b
weight
1.59 g
sun
22.3× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

HAT-P-68 b

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

HAT-P-68
host star
12.02 R⊕
radius
230 M⊕
mass · measured
2.3 days
orbital period
755°C (1390°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.59 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.3 days
one year, in Earth time
22.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 659 ly away
Jet airliner
791 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
659 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
241 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHAT-P-68 b is 12× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HAT-P-68
K · 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
ConstellationGemini
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HAT-P-68 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.