What it’s like to stand here
HD 11506 b
weight
9.32 g
sun
0.43× as wide
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

HD 11506 b

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

HD 11506
host star
12.90 R⊕
radius
1,551 M⊕
mass · measured
4.4 years
orbital period
-80°C (-111°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
9.32 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
4.4 years
one year, in Earth time
0.43× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 167 ly away
Jet airliner
200 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
260,752 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
167 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
61 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 11506 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 11506
G0 V · 3 planets
Explore →

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
Host-star brightnessmag 7.5
ConstellationCetus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 11506 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.