What it’s like to stand here
HD 211970 b
weight
≥ 0.97 g
sun
4.0× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Ice / gas giant

HD 211970 b

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

HD 211970
host star
3.66 R⊕
radius
13.00 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
25 days
orbital period
126°C (258°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.97 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
25 days
one year, in Earth time
4.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 42.8 ly away
Jet airliner
51.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
66,777 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
43 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
16 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 211970 b is 3.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 211970
K7 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 10.2
ConstellationGrus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 211970 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.