What it’s like to stand here
HD 100508 b
- weight
- 2.03 g
- sun
- 0.17× as wide
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HD 100508 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 100508 →
host star
13.70 R⊕
radius
381 M⊕
mass · measured
15.6 years
orbital period
-166°C (-268°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.03 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
15.6 years
one year, in Earth time
0.17× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.5×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 107 ly away
Jet airliner
128 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
166,616 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
107 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
39 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 100508
K1 IV · 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HD 100508 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.