What it’s like to stand here
HD 187123 b
weight
≥ 0.82 g
sun
26.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

HD 187123 b

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

HD 187123
host star
14.20 R⊕
radius
166 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.1 days
orbital period
1178°C (2152°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.82 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
3.1 days
one year, in Earth time
26.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.2×
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 · 150 ly away
Jet airliner
180 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
233,761 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
150 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
55 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 187123 b is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 187123
G3 V · 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 7.8
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 187123 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.