- sun
- 13.4× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
HD 179079 b
HD 179079 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 227 ly from Earth in the constellation Aquila, discovered in 2008 by W. M. Keck Observatory.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 13.4× 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 14 days, and at an estimated 724°C (1336°F) it is furnace-hot.
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature
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 724°C (1336°F), sound would travel roughly 86% 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.
- !Furnace-hot at around 724°C (1336°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- !Its star delivers about 163 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of HD 179079 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 227 ly away
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How far is HD 179079 b from Earth?
HD 179079 b lies about 227 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to HD 179079 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 354,606 years.
How hot is HD 179079 b?
HD 179079 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 724°C (1336°F).
How long is a year on HD 179079 b?
HD 179079 b completes one orbit of its star in 14 days.
Illustration generated from HD 179079 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.