What it’s like to stand here
OGLE2-TR-L9 b
- weight
- 4.39 g
- sun
- 48.8× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
OGLE2-TR-L9 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
OGLE2-TR-L9 →
host star
18.05 R⊕
radius
1,430 M⊕
mass · measured
2.5 days
orbital period
1761°C (3202°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
4.39 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.5 days
one year, in Earth time
48.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.2×
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 · 5,309 ly away
Jet airliner
6.4 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
8.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
5,309 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
5 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
OGLE2-TR-L9 bGas giant
PlanetHAT-P-49 bsimilar world
SystemOGLE-TR-211480 ly
Sky regionCarinathis direction
Host star
OGLE2-TR-L9
6933 K host star · 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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 14.7
ConstellationCarina →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from OGLE2-TR-L9 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.