What it’s like to stand here
HD 86950 b
weight
≥ 6.77 g
sun
3.2× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

HD 86950 b

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

HD 86950
host star
13.00 R⊕
radius
1,144 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.5 years
orbital period
144°C (290°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 6.77 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
3.5 years
one year, in Earth time
3.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 684 ly away
Jet airliner
821 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
684 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
250 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 86950 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 86950
K1 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 7.5
ConstellationHydra
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 86950 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.