What it’s like to stand here
L 168-9 b
weight
1.53 g
sun
28.9× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Rocky world

L 168-9 b

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

L 168-9
host star
1.63 R⊕
radius
4.07 M⊕
mass · measured
1.4 days
orbital period
725°C (1337°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.53 g
your weight (measured mass)
1.4 days
one year, in Earth time
28.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 82.0 ly away
Jet airliner
98.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
127,930 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
82 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
30 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthL 168-9 b is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
L 168-9
M0.5 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
ConstellationTucana
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from L 168-9 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.