What it’s like to stand here
HD 79181 b
weight
≥ 1.02 g
sun
12.3× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

HD 79181 b

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

HD 79181
host star
14.10 R⊕
radius
203 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
273 days
orbital period
549°C (1020°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.02 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
273 days
one year, in Earth time
12.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 337 ly away
Jet airliner
404 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
525,640 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
337 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
123 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 79181 b is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 79181
G8 III · 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 5.7
ConstellationHydra
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 79181 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.