- weight
- ≥ 1.28 g
- sun
- 3.0× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
L 98-59 f
L 98-59 f is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 34.6 ly from Earth in the constellation Volans, discovered in 2025 by Multiple Facilities.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on L 98-59 f, you would weigh roughly about 28% more than you do on Earth. Its red dwarf looks 3.0× wider than ours, bathing the surface in deep orange 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 23 days, and at an estimated 12°C (53°F) it is cold.
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 · habitable zone
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.3 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
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 much as it does on Earth.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 12°C (53°F), sound would travel close to its Earth speed, so your voice would sound much as it does on Earth. The real atmosphere is unknown.
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.
- Surface temperatures near 12°C (53°F) fall in the range where liquid water is at least possible.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.28 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- A high Earth-similarity index of 0.86, among the more Earth-like worlds known.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of L 98-59 f’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 34.6 ly away
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What is the gravity on L 98-59 f?
L 98-59 f's surface gravity is at least 1.3 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.
How much would you weigh on L 98-59 f?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 192 pounds on L 98-59 f.
How far is L 98-59 f from Earth?
L 98-59 f lies about 34.6 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to L 98-59 f?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 54,018 years.
How hot is L 98-59 f?
L 98-59 f's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 12°C (53°F).
Is L 98-59 f habitable?
L 98-59 f orbits near its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where liquid water could be stable, and its Earth-similarity index is 0.86. That makes it worth studying, but it is not evidence of life: we have no measurement of its atmosphere, water, or surface.
How long is a year on L 98-59 f?
L 98-59 f completes one orbit of its star in 23 days.
Illustration generated from L 98-59 f's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.