What it’s like to stand here
ups And b
- weight
- ≥ 1.11 g
- sun
- 26.2× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
ups And b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
ups And →
host star
14.00 R⊕
radius
219 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
4.6 days
orbital period
1251°C (2283°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.11 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
4.6 days
one year, in Earth time
26.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 43.7 ly away
Jet airliner
52.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
68,190 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
44 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
16 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary systemups And
F8 V · 3 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 ups And b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.