What it’s like to stand here
HD 20868 b
weight
≥ 2.12 g
sun
0.80× as wide
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant · likely temperate

HD 20868 b

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

HD 20868
host star
13.70 R⊕
radius
397 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
381 days
orbital period
-66°C (-87°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 2.12 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
381 days
one year, in Earth time
0.80× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.5×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 156 ly away
Jet airliner
187 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
242,752 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
156 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
57 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 20868 b is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 20868
K3/4 IV · 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.9
ConstellationFornax
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 20868 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.