What it’s like to stand here
HD 208487 b
- weight
- ≥ 0.71 g
- sun
- 2.2× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HD 208487 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 208487 →
host star
14.30 R⊕
radius
146 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
129 days
orbital period
164°C (328°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.71 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
129 days
one year, in Earth time
2.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.4×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 147 ly away
Jet airliner
177 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
229,652 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
147 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
54 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 208487
G2 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HD 208487 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.