What it’s like to stand here
HD 96992 b
- weight
- ≥ 1.93 g
- sun
- 6.0× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HD 96992 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 96992 →
host star
13.70 R⊕
radius
362 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
514 days
orbital period
285°C (544°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.93 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
514 days
one year, in Earth time
6.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.5×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 1,292 ly away
Jet airliner
1.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,292 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 96992
K0 · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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 96992 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.