What it’s like to stand here
HATS-59 b
weight
1.61 g
sun
16.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

HATS-59 b

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

HATS-59
host star
12.62 R⊕
radius
256 M⊕
mass · measured
5.4 days
orbital period
855°C (1571°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.61 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
5.4 days
one year, in Earth time
16.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 2,097 ly away
Jet airliner
2.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,097 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHATS-59 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HATS-59
5670 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 14.0
ConstellationCrater
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HATS-59 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.