What it’s like to stand here
HD 6860 b
weight
≥ 63.43 g
sun
42.0× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Gas giant

HD 6860 b

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

HD 6860
host star
11.90 R⊕
radius
8,982 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
1.8 years
orbital period
923°C (1693°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 63.43 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
1.8 years
one year, in Earth time
42.0× 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 · 199 ly away
Jet airliner
239 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
310,927 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
199 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
73 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 6860 b is 12× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 6860
M0 III · 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 2.1
ConstellationAndromeda
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 6860 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.