What it’s like to stand here
WISPIT 2 b
weight
4.79 g
sun
0.02× as wide
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

WISPIT 2 b

Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.

WISPIT 2
host star
17.93 R⊕
radius
1,541 M⊕
mass · measured
orbital period
-240°C (-399°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
4.79 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
one year, in Earth time
0.02× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 440 ly away
Jet airliner
528 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
686,239 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
440 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
161 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWISPIT 2 b is 18× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WISPIT 2
4400 K host star · 2 planets
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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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.6
ConstellationAquila
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WISPIT 2 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.