What it’s like to stand here
HD 149026 b
weight
1.76 g
sun
32.1× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

HD 149026 b

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

HD 149026
host star
8.29 R⊕
radius
121 M⊕
mass · measured
2.9 days
orbital period
1353°C (2467°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.76 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.9 days
one year, in Earth time
32.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 247 ly away
Jet airliner
297 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
385,903 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
247 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
90 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 149026 b is 8.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 149026
G0 · 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 8.2
ConstellationHercules
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 149026 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.