What it’s like to stand here
HD 137496 b
weight
2.35 g
sun
56.8× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

HD 137496 b

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

HD 137496
host star
1.31 R⊕
radius
4.04 M⊕
mass · measured
1.6 days
orbital period
1857°C (3374°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.35 g
your weight (measured mass)
1.6 days
one year, in Earth time
56.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.4×
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 · 507 ly away
Jet airliner
607 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
790,060 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
507 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
185 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 137496 b is 1.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 137496
G · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.9
ConstellationLibra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 137496 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.