What it’s like to stand here
HAT-P-9 b
weight
0.98 g
sun
25.2× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

HAT-P-9 b

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

HAT-P-9
host star
15.61 R⊕
radius
238 M⊕
mass · measured
3.9 days
orbital period
1267°C (2312°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.98 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
3.9 days
one year, in Earth time
25.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 1,485 ly away
Jet airliner
1.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,485 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHAT-P-9 b is 16× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HAT-P-9
F7 · 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 12.3
ConstellationAuriga
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HAT-P-9 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.