What it’s like to stand here
LHS 1478 b
- weight
- 1.51 g
- sun
- 13.3× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
LHS 1478 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
1.51 g
your weight (measured mass)
1.9 days
one year, in Earth time
13.3× 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 · 59.5 ly away
Jet airliner
71.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
92,719 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
59 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
22 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
LHS 1478 bRocky world
PlanetTOI-406 csimilar world
SystemHD 79246.8 ly
Sky regionCassiopeiathis direction
Host star
LHS 1478
m3 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.3
ConstellationCassiopeia →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from LHS 1478 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.