What it’s like to stand here
HD 5278 c
- weight
- ≥ 0.91 g
- sun
- 4.9× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
HD 5278 c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 5278 →
host star
4.49 R⊕
radius
18.40 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
41 days
orbital period
392°C (737°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.91 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
41 days
one year, in Earth time
4.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 188 ly away
Jet airliner
225 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
292,919 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
188 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
69 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
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 5278 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.