What it’s like to stand here
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b
- weight
- 27.19 g
- sky
- dim red
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b
Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 →
host star
13.67 R⊕
radius
5,085 M⊕
mass · measured
15,880 years
orbital period
921°C (1690°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
27.19 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
15,880 years
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
dim red
midday sky tint
0.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 41.4 ly away
Jet airliner
49.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
64,602 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
41 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
15 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 bGas giant
PlanetUSco CTIO 108 bsimilar world
System61 Vir14 ly
Sky regionCorvusthis direction
Host star
Binary systemVHS J125601.92-125723.9
M7.5 · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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 17.7
ConstellationCorvus →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.