What it’s like to stand here
HD 113996 b
weight
≥ 12.41 g
sun
15.7× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

HD 113996 b

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

HD 113996
host star
12.70 R⊕
radius
2,002 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
1.7 years
orbital period
526°C (978°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 12.41 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
1.7 years
one year, in Earth time
15.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 379 ly away
Jet airliner
455 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
591,763 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
379 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
138 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 113996 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
HD 113996
K5 III · 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 4.8
ConstellationComa Berenices
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 113996 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.