What it’s like to stand here
HD 1461 b
weight
≥ 1.10 g
sun
18.1× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

HD 1461 b

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

HD 1461
host star
2.42 R⊕
radius
6.44 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
5.8 days
orbital period
912°C (1674°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.10 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
5.8 days
one year, in Earth time
18.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 76.5 ly away
Jet airliner
91.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
119,302 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
76 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
28 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 1461 b is 2.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 1461
G0 V · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 6.5
ConstellationCetus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 1461 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.