What it’s like to stand here
nu Oph b
- weight
- 49.01 g
- sun
- 6.9× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
nu Oph b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
49.01 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
530 days
one year, in Earth time
6.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 151 ly away
Jet airliner
181 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
235,063 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
151 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
55 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
nu Oph
K0 III · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from nu Oph b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.