- weight
- 3.11 g
- sun
- 9.2× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
HIP 97166 b
HIP 97166 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 215 ly from Earth in the constellation Draco, discovered in 2021 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on HIP 97166 b, you would weigh about 211% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 9.2× 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 10 days, and at an estimated 429°C (803°F) it is furnace-hot.
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
Heavier than home, at 3.1 times Earth's gravity. A child would end up markedly shorter and powerfully built, about 0.80x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 4 ft 8 in. Bones, muscle, and heart would all grow heavier just to stand and move.
- Bones
- Thick and dense
- More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.
- Heart
- Large and powerful
- Pushing blood upward against stronger gravity demands a bigger, harder-working heart.
- Movement
- Low and deliberate
- A fall under this gravity lands hard, so movement stays slow, planted, and careful.
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 429°C (803°F), sound would travel roughly 56% 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.
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.
- !Furnace-hot at around 429°C (803°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- !Gravity is 3.1 times Earth's, so every movement is a strain and a fall could be fatal.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of HIP 97166 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 215 ly away
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
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What is the gravity on HIP 97166 b?
HIP 97166 b's surface gravity is about 3.1 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on HIP 97166 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 466 pounds on HIP 97166 b.
How far is HIP 97166 b from Earth?
HIP 97166 b lies about 215 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to HIP 97166 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 335,472 years.
How hot is HIP 97166 b?
HIP 97166 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 429°C (803°F).
How long is a year on HIP 97166 b?
HIP 97166 b completes one orbit of its star in 10 days.
Illustration generated from HIP 97166 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.