What it’s like to stand here
HD 80869 b
weight
9.83 g
sun
0.37× as wide
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

HD 80869 b

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

HD 80869
host star
12.80 R⊕
radius
1,610 M⊕
mass · measured
4.8 years
orbital period
-70°C (-94°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
9.83 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
4.8 years
one year, in Earth time
0.37× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 279 ly away
Jet airliner
334 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
434,384 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
279 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
102 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 80869 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 80869
G5 · 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 8.5
ConstellationLeo Minor
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 80869 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.