- weight
- 1.67 g
- sun
- 7.3× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
HD 183579 b
HD 183579 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 187 ly from Earth in the constellation Telescopium, discovered in 2021 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on HD 183579 b, you would weigh about 67% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 7.3× 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 17 days, and at an estimated 479°C (894°F) it is furnace-hot.
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
A little heavier than home, at 1.7 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow a little shorter and sturdier than their Earth-raised parents, about 0.90x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 3 in, with denser bones.
- Bones
- Thick and dense
- More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.
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 479°C (894°F), sound would travel roughly 62% 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 479°C (894°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- !Noticeably heavy, 1.7 times Earth's gravity.
- !Its star delivers about 58 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 183579 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 187 ly away
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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What is the gravity on HD 183579 b?
HD 183579 b's surface gravity is about 1.7 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on HD 183579 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 251 pounds on HD 183579 b.
How far is HD 183579 b from Earth?
HD 183579 b lies about 187 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to HD 183579 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 291,294 years.
How hot is HD 183579 b?
HD 183579 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 479°C (894°F).
How long is a year on HD 183579 b?
HD 183579 b completes one orbit of its star in 17 days.
Illustration generated from HD 183579 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.