What it’s like to stand here
HU Aqr AB b
weight
≥ 11.45 g
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

HU Aqr AB b

627 lyDiscovered in 2011 by Yunnan Astronomical ObservatoryDisputed detection

Eclipse Timing Variations: inferred from shifts in the timing of its eclipsing stars.

HU Aqr →
host star
12.80 R⊕
radius
1,875 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
6.5 years
orbital period
–
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 11.45 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
6.5 years
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 627 ly away
Jet airliner
752 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
977,665 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
627 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
229 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHU Aqr AB b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
HU Aqr AB bGas giant
PlanetHU Aqr AB cGas giant
PlanetOGLE-2018-BLG-0740L bsimilar world
SystemWASP-70 A140 ly
Sky regionAquariusthis direction
Host star
Binary system
HU Aqr
5952 K host star · 2 planets
Explore →
Sibling worlds in this system
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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 16.2
ConstellationAquarius →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge

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

Illustration generated from HU Aqr AB b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.