What it’s like to stand here
HIP 79431 b
- weight
- ≥ 3.72 g
- sun
- 1.3× wider
- sky
- dim red
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant · likely temperate
HIP 79431 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
HIP 79431 →
host star
13.40 R⊕
radius
667 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
112 days
orbital period
-96°C (-140°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 3.72 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
112 days
one year, in Earth time
1.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
dim red
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 47.4 ly away
Jet airliner
56.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
73,923 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
47 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
17 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
HIP 79431
M3 V · 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 79431 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.