What it’s like to stand here
HD 156846 b
weight
≥ 22.06 g
sun
1.7× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

HD 156846 b

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

HD 156846
host star
12.40 R⊕
radius
3,391 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
360 days
orbital period
109°C (229°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 22.06 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
360 days
one year, in Earth time
1.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 156 ly away
Jet airliner
187 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
242,807 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
156 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
57 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 156846 b is 12× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
HD 156846
G0 V · 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 6.5
ConstellationOphiuchus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 156846 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.