What it’s like to stand here
55 Cnc B b
- weight
- ≥ 1.23 g
- sun
- 6.2× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
55 Cnc B b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
55 Cnc B →
host star
1.69 R⊕
radius
3.50 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
6.8 days
orbital period
122°C (252°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.23 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
6.8 days
one year, in Earth time
6.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 40.7 ly away
Jet airliner
48.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
63,469 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
41 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
15 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system55 Cnc B
M4.5 V · 7 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from 55 Cnc B b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.