What it’s like to stand here
HAT-P-12 b
- weight
- 0.58 g
- sun
- 18.2× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HAT-P-12 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
HAT-P-12 →
host star
10.75 R⊕
radius
67.06 M⊕
mass · measured
3.2 days
orbital period
690°C (1274°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.58 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
3.2 days
one year, in Earth time
18.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.7×
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 · 466 ly away
Jet airliner
558 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
726,140 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
466 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
170 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HAT-P-12
K4 · 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.7
ConstellationCanes Venatici →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HAT-P-12 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.