What it’s like to stand here
HD 206255 b
weight
≥ 0.82 g
sun
4.8× wider
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

HD 206255 b

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

HD 206255
host star
6.47 R⊕
radius
34.20 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
96 days
orbital period
323°C (614°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.82 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
96 days
one year, in Earth time
4.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 245 ly away
Jet airliner
294 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
382,709 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
245 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
90 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 206255 b is 6.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 206255
G5 IV/V · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 7.6
ConstellationIndus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 206255 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.