What it’s like to stand here
Qatar-1 b
weight
2.51 g
sun
34.1× wider
sky
amber-orange

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Gas giant

Qatar-1 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

Qatar-1
host star
12.81 R⊕
radius
411 M⊕
mass · measured
1.4 days
orbital period
1145°C (2093°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.51 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
1.4 days
one year, in Earth time
34.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.4×
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 · 605 ly away
Jet airliner
726 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
944,179 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
605 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
221 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthQatar-1 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Qatar-1
5013 K host star · 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 12.7
ConstellationDraco
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Qatar-1 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.