What it’s like to stand here
HIP 12961 b
- weight
- ≥ 0.66 g
- sun
- 2.6× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
HIP 12961 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HIP 12961 →
host star
13.20 R⊕
radius
114 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
57 days
orbital period
30°C (86°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.66 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
57 days
one year, in Earth time
2.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.5×
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 · 76.2 ly away
Jet airliner
91.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
118,883 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
76 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
28 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HIP 12961
M0 · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from HIP 12961 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.