What it’s like to stand here
rho CrB b
- weight
- ≥ 1.85 g
- sun
- 6.1× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
rho CrB b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
rho CrB →
host star
13.70 R⊕
radius
348 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
40 days
orbital period
341°C (646°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.85 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
40 days
one year, in Earth time
6.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.5×
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 · 57.0 ly away
Jet airliner
68.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
88,851 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
57 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
21 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
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 rho CrB b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.