What it’s like to stand here
HD 97658 b
weight
1.85 g
sun
9.0× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

HD 97658 b

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

HD 97658
host star
2.12 R⊕
radius
8.30 M⊕
mass · measured
9.5 days
orbital period
478°C (892°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.85 g
your weight (measured mass)
9.5 days
one year, in Earth time
9.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.5×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 70.3 ly away
Jet airliner
84.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
109,680 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
70 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
26 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 97658 b is 2.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 97658
K1 V · 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 7.8
ConstellationLeo
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 97658 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.