What it’s like to stand here
HD 240237 b
- weight
- ≥ 33.93 g
- sun
- 36.7× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HD 240237 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 240237 →
host star
12.20 R⊕
radius
5,050 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.0 years
orbital period
880°C (1616°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 33.93 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
2.0 years
one year, in Earth time
36.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 3,044 ly away
Jet airliner
3.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,044 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 240237
K2 III · 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 240237 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.