What it’s like to stand here
HD 96700 c
weight
≥ 1.23 g
sun
8.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

HD 96700 c

HD 96700 c is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 82.9 ly from Earth in the constellation Hydra, discovered in 2021 by La Silla Observatory.

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

HD 96700
host star
1.69 R⊕
radius
3.50 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
20 days
orbital period
535°C (995°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on HD 96700 c, you would weigh roughly about 23% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 8.2× wider than ours, bathing the surface in warm white light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 20 days, and at an estimated 535°C (995°F) it is furnace-hot.

≥ 1.23 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
20 days
one year, in Earth time
8.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
Calculate your exact weight on HD 96700 c
Earth Similarity Index0.32#2,190 of 5,788 ranked worlds

How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.96xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.2 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 535°C (995°F), sound would travel roughly 68% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 570 m/s · 1.68× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
☆☆☆☆
Do not travel
  • !Furnace-hot at around 535°C (995°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.23 times, so you would move much as you do here.
  • !Its star delivers about 69 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of HD 96700 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 82.9 ly away
Jet airliner
99.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
129,260 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
83 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
30 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 96700 c is 1.7× the width of 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
Host-star brightnessmag 6.5
ConstellationHydra
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.

Common questions

What is the gravity on HD 96700 c?

HD 96700 c's surface gravity is at least 1.2 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.

How much would you weigh on HD 96700 c?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 184 pounds on HD 96700 c.

How far is HD 96700 c from Earth?

HD 96700 c lies about 82.9 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to HD 96700 c?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 129,260 years.

How hot is HD 96700 c?

HD 96700 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 535°C (995°F).

How long is a year on HD 96700 c?

HD 96700 c completes one orbit of its star in 20 days.

Illustration generated from HD 96700 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.