What it’s like to stand here
HD 169830 b
weight
≥ 4.62 g
sun
2.5× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

HD 169830 b

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

HD 169830
host star
13.20 R⊕
radius
804 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
226 days
orbital period
72°C (161°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 4.62 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
226 days
one year, in Earth time
2.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 123 ly away
Jet airliner
147 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
191,287 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
123 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
45 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 169830 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 169830
F8 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 5.9
ConstellationSagittarius
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 169830 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.