What it’s like to stand here
HD 179079 b
- sun
- 13.4× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
HD 179079 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
–
gravity, needs mass + radius
14 days
one year, in Earth time
13.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
–
jump, needs gravity
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 227 ly away
Jet airliner
273 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
354,606 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
227 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
83 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
HD 179079 bSub-Neptune
PlanetKepler-698 bsimilar world
SystemHD 18326365 ly
Sky regionAquilathis direction
Host star
HD 179079
G5 IV · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HD 179079 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.