What it’s like to stand here
HD 159243 c
weight
≥ 3.36 g
sun
1.4× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

HD 159243 c

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

HD 159243
host star
13.40 R⊕
radius
604 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
248 days
orbital period
76°C (169°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 3.36 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
248 days
one year, in Earth time
1.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 239 ly away
Jet airliner
287 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
372,887 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
239 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
87 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 159243 c is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 159243
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 8.7
ConstellationOphiuchus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 159243 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.