What it’s like to stand here
HD 115404 A b
- weight
- ≥ 0.83 g
- sun
- 8.3× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
HD 115404 A b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 115404 A →
host star
6.09 R⊕
radius
30.83 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
10 days
orbital period
423°C (793°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.83 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
10 days
one year, in Earth time
8.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.2×
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 · 35.8 ly away
Jet airliner
43.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
55,861 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
36 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
13 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
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 115404 A b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.