What it’s like to stand here
HD 80653 b
weight
2.20 g
sun
70.8× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

HD 80653 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

HD 80653
host star
1.61 R⊕
radius
5.72 M⊕
mass · measured
17.3 hours
orbital period
2190°C (3974°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.20 g
your weight (measured mass)
17.3 hours
one year, in Earth time
70.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.5×
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 · 358 ly away
Jet airliner
430 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
558,831 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
358 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
131 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 80653 b is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 80653
G2 · 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 9.5
ConstellationCancer
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 80653 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.