What it’s like to stand here
Wendelstein-1 b
- weight
- 1.41 g
- sun
- 21.6× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
Wendelstein-1 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Wendelstein-1 →
host star
11.56 R⊕
radius
188 M⊕
mass · measured
2.7 days
orbital period
1925°C (3497°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.41 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.7 days
one year, in Earth time
21.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 996 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
996 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
363 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Wendelstein-1 bGas giant
PlanetHAT-P-54 bsimilar world
SystemTOI-5926180 ly
Sky regionSagittathis direction
Host star
Wendelstein-1
K7 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.6
ConstellationSagitta →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Wendelstein-1 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.