What it’s like to stand here
WASP-55 b
weight
0.86 g
sun
19.5× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

WASP-55 b

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

WASP-55
host star
14.73 R⊕
radius
186 M⊕
mass · measured
4.5 days
orbital period
1069°C (1956°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.86 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
4.5 days
one year, in Earth time
19.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.2×
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 · 970 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
970 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
354 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-55 b is 15× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
WASP-55
6096 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.8
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-55 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.