What it’s like to stand here
xi Aql b
- weight
- ≥ 3.44 g
- sun
- 17.3× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
xi Aql b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
xi Aql →
host star
13.40 R⊕
radius
617 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
137 days
orbital period
700°C (1292°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 3.44 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
137 days
one year, in Earth time
17.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 183 ly away
Jet airliner
220 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
285,804 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
183 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
67 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
xi Aql
K0 III · 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from xi Aql b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.