What it’s like to stand here
BD+05 4868 A b
sun
32.9× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

BD+05 4868 A b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

BD+05 4868 A
host star
radius
6.20 M⊕
mass · measured
1.3 days
orbital period
1547°C (2816°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
gravity, needs mass + radius
1.3 days
one year, in Earth time
32.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
jump, needs gravity
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 142 ly away
Jet airliner
170 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
221,623 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
142 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
52 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
BD+05 4868 A
K V · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 10.2
ConstellationPegasus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from BD+05 4868 A b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.