- weight
- 0.85 g
- sun
- 9.1× wider
- sky
- dim red
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
LP 791-18 d
LP 791-18 d is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 86.4 ly from Earth in the constellation Crater, discovered in 2023 by Spitzer Space Telescope.
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on LP 791-18 d, you would weigh about 15% less than you do on Earth. Its red dwarf looks 9.1× wider than ours, bathing the surface in dim red 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 2.8 days, and at an estimated 122°C (252°F) it is warm.
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
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at 0.85 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 noticeably higher and reedier.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 122°C (252°F), sound would travel roughly 17% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound noticeably higher and reedier. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
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.
- !Persistently hot at around 122°C (252°F), well above anything you would call comfortable.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, 0.85 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of LP 791-18 d’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 86.4 ly away
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What is the gravity on LP 791-18 d?
LP 791-18 d's surface gravity is about 0.85 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on LP 791-18 d?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 128 pounds on LP 791-18 d.
How far is LP 791-18 d from Earth?
LP 791-18 d lies about 86.4 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to LP 791-18 d?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 134,762 years.
How hot is LP 791-18 d?
LP 791-18 d's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 122°C (252°F).
How long is a year on LP 791-18 d?
LP 791-18 d completes one orbit of its star in 2.8 days.
Illustration generated from LP 791-18 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.