- weight
- 2.35 g
- sun
- 56.8× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
HD 137496 b
HD 137496 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 507 ly from Earth in the constellation Libra, discovered in 2021 by K2.
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on HD 137496 b, you would weigh about 135% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 56.8× wider than ours, bathing the surface in warm white light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 1.6 days, and at an estimated 1857°C (3374°F) it is hot enough to melt rock.
How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Heavier than home, at 2.4 times Earth's gravity. A child would end up markedly shorter and powerfully built, about 0.84x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 4 ft 11 in. Bones, muscle, and heart would all grow heavier just to stand and move.
- Bones
- Thick and dense
- More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.
- Heart
- Large and powerful
- Pushing blood upward against stronger gravity demands a bigger, harder-working heart.
- Movement
- Low and deliberate
- A fall under this gravity lands hard, so movement stays slow, planted, and careful.
A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.
Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo
Your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 1857°C (3374°F), sound would travel roughly 172% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
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.
- !At about 1857°C (3374°F), the daytime side glows: metals run liquid and any atmosphere is being torn away.
- !Gravity is 2.4 times Earth's, so every movement is a strain and a fall could be fatal.
- !Its star delivers about 3,114 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
- !Earth-similarity index 0.10: this world has almost nothing in common with our own.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of HD 137496 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 507 ly away
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What is the gravity on HD 137496 b?
HD 137496 b's surface gravity is about 2.4 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on HD 137496 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 353 pounds on HD 137496 b.
How far is HD 137496 b from Earth?
HD 137496 b lies about 507 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to HD 137496 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 790,060 years.
How hot is HD 137496 b?
HD 137496 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 1857°C (3374°F).
How long is a year on HD 137496 b?
HD 137496 b completes one orbit of its star in 1.6 days.
Illustration generated from HD 137496 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.