What it’s like to stand here
HD 156098 b
weight
≥ 0.94 g
sun
16.5× wider
sky
bright white

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

Ice / gas giant

HD 156098 b

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

HD 156098
host star
4.12 R⊕
radius
15.89 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
22 days
orbital period
985°C (1804°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.94 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
22 days
one year, in Earth time
16.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.1×
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 · 157 ly away
Jet airliner
189 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
245,431 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
157 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
57 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 156098 b is 4.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 156098
6419 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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

Can you see it tonight? · observe
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 5.5
ConstellationScorpius
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 156098 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.