What it’s like to stand here
HIP 65 A b
weight
1.97 g
sun
40.2× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

HIP 65 A b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

HIP 65 A
host star
22.75 R⊕
radius
1,021 M⊕
mass · measured
23.5 hours
orbital period
1138°C (2080°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.97 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
23.5 hours
one year, in Earth time
40.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
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 · 202 ly away
Jet airliner
242 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
314,288 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
202 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
74 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHIP 65 A b is 23× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
HIP 65 A
K4 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.0
ConstellationPhoenix
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HIP 65 A b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.