What it’s like to stand here
HD 48948 d
weight
≥ 1.01 g
sun
1.4× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

HD 48948 d

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

HD 48948
host star
3.24 R⊕
radius
10.59 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
152 days
orbital period
76°C (169°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.01 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
152 days
one year, in Earth time
1.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 55.1 ly away
Jet airliner
66.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
85,988 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
55 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
20 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 48948 d is 3.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 48948
K3 V · 3 planets
Explore →

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 8.6
ConstellationLynx
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 48948 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.