What it’s like to stand here
WASP-53 c
sun
0.21× as wide
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

WASP-53 c

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

WASP-53
host star
radius
5,197 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
7.8 years
orbital period
-163°C (-261°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
gravity, needs mass + radius
7.8 years
one year, in Earth time
0.21× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
jump, needs gravity
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 657 ly away
Jet airliner
787 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
657 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
240 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WASP-53
4953 K host star · 2 planets
Explore →
Sibling worlds in this system

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 12.6
ConstellationCetus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-53 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.