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.

LHS 1478
host star
1.24 R⊕
radius
2.33 M⊕
mass · measured
1.9 days
orbital period
322°C (611°F)
avg temp
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
EarthLHS 1478 b is 1.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
LHS 1478
m3 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
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.