What it’s like to stand here
HD 68988 c
weight
32.09 g
sun
0.10× as wide
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

HD 68988 c

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

HD 68988
host star
12.20 R⊕
radius
4,777 M⊕
mass · measured
43.8 years
orbital period
-186°C (-302°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
32.09 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
43.8 years
one year, in Earth time
0.10× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm 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 · 198 ly away
Jet airliner
238 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
309,502 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
198 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
72 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 68988 c is 12× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 68988
G2 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 8.2
ConstellationUrsa Major
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 68988 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.