- weight
- ≥ 1.07 g
- sun
- 33.7× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
HD 155918 b
HD 155918 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 89.9 ly from Earth in the constellation Apus, discovered in 2022 by Multiple Observatories.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on HD 155918 b, you would weigh roughly about 7% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 33.7× 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 1.9 days, and at an estimated 1349°C (2460°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
Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.1 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
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 1349°C (2460°F), sound would travel roughly 137% 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 1349°C (2460°F), the daytime side glows: metals run liquid and any atmosphere is being torn away.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.07 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Its star delivers about 1,154 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
- !Earth-similarity index 0.12: 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 155918 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 89.9 ly away
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What is the gravity on HD 155918 b?
HD 155918 b's surface gravity is at least 1.1 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.
How much would you weigh on HD 155918 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 160 pounds on HD 155918 b.
How far is HD 155918 b from Earth?
HD 155918 b lies about 89.9 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to HD 155918 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 140,196 years.
How hot is HD 155918 b?
HD 155918 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 1349°C (2460°F).
How long is a year on HD 155918 b?
HD 155918 b completes one orbit of its star in 1.9 days.
Illustration generated from HD 155918 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.