What it’s like to stand here
HD 99706 b
- weight
- ≥ 2.08 g
- sun
- 2.8× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HD 99706 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HD 99706 →
host star
13.70 R⊕
radius
391 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.3 years
orbital period
118°C (245°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 2.08 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
2.3 years
one year, in Earth time
2.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.5×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 478 ly away
Jet airliner
573 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
745,719 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
478 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
175 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HD 99706
K0 · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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 99706 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.