What it’s like to stand here
61 Vir b
- weight
- ≥ 1.15 g
- sun
- 19.1× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
61 Vir b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
61 Vir →
host star
2.11 R⊕
radius
5.10 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
4.2 days
orbital period
905°C (1660°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.15 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
4.2 days
one year, in Earth time
19.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 27.7 ly away
Jet airliner
33.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
43,254 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
28 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
10 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
61 Vir
G5 V · 3 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from 61 Vir b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.