What it’s like to stand here
WASP-61 b
weight
3.41 g
sun
29.6× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

WASP-61 b

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

WASP-61
host star
15.80 R⊕
radius
852 M⊕
mass · measured
3.9 days
orbital period
1351°C (2464°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
3.41 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
3.9 days
one year, in Earth time
29.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.3×
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 · 1,594 ly away
Jet airliner
1.9 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,594 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-61 b is 16× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WASP-61
6250 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 12.5
ConstellationLepus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-61 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.