What it’s like to stand here
HD 42618 b
- weight
- ≥ 0.95 g
- sun
- 1.8× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
HD 42618 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 42618 →
host star
3.89 R⊕
radius
14.40 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
150 days
orbital period
64°C (147°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.95 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
150 days
one year, in Earth time
1.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 79.4 ly away
Jet airliner
95.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
123,790 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
79 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
29 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
HD 42618 bIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-178 dsimilar world
SystemHD 4637519 ly
Sky regionOrionthis direction
Host star
HD 42618
G4 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
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Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HD 42618 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.