What it’s like to stand here
HD 10180 g
sun
0.78× as wide
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune · likely temperate

HD 10180 g

HD 10180 g is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 127 ly from Earth in the constellation Hydrus, discovered in 2010 by La Silla Observatory.

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

HD 10180
host star
radius
3,375 M⊕
mass · measured
1.7 years
orbital period
-22°C (-7°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 0.78× as wide as ours, bathing the surface in warm white light. A year here lasts 1.7 Earth years, and at an estimated -22°C (-7°F) it is cold.

gravity, needs mass + radius
1.7 years
one year, in Earth time
0.78× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
jump, needs gravity
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · habitable zone

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about -22°C (-7°F), sound would travel roughly 7% slower than on Earth, so your voice would sound much as it does on Earth. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 318 m/s · 0.93× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★
Recommended, with reservations
  • Surface temperatures near -22°C (-7°F) fall in the range where liquid water is at least possible.
  • It orbits within the habitable zone, where a world could in principle hold liquid water.

A playful read of HD 10180 g’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 127 ly away
Jet airliner
152 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
198,184 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
127 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
46 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 7.3
ConstellationHydrus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Common questions

How far is HD 10180 g from Earth?

HD 10180 g lies about 127 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to HD 10180 g?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 198,184 years.

How hot is HD 10180 g?

HD 10180 g's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about -22°C (-7°F).

Is HD 10180 g habitable?

HD 10180 g orbits inside its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where liquid water could be stable. That makes it worth studying, but it is not evidence of life: we have no measurement of its atmosphere, water, or surface.

How long is a year on HD 10180 g?

HD 10180 g completes one orbit of its star in 1.7 years.

Illustration generated from HD 10180 g's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.