What it’s like to stand here
HD 176986 c
sun
6.6× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

HD 176986 c

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

HD 176986
host star
radius
2,098 M⊕
mass · measured
17 days
orbital period
285°C (545°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
gravity, needs mass + radius
17 days
one year, in Earth time
6.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
jump, needs gravity
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 90.6 ly away
Jet airliner
109 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
141,332 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
91 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
33 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 176986
K2.5 V · 3 planets
Explore →

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 8.4
ConstellationAquila
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 176986 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.