What it’s like to stand here
HD 159243 b
- weight
- ≥ 1.91 g
- sun
- 10.2× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HD 159243 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 159243 →
host star
13.70 R⊕
radius
359 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
13 days
orbital period
669°C (1236°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.91 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
13 days
one year, in Earth time
10.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.5×
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 · 239 ly away
Jet airliner
287 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
372,887 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
239 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
87 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 159243
G0 V · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HD 159243 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.