What it’s like to stand here
L 98-59 b
weight
0.66 g
sun
14.1× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Rocky world

L 98-59 b

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

L 98-59
host star
0.84 R⊕
radius
0.46 M⊕
mass · measured
2.3 days
orbital period
347°C (656°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.66 g
your weight (measured mass)
2.3 days
one year, in Earth time
14.1× 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 · 34.6 ly away
Jet airliner
41.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
54,018 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
35 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
13 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthL 98-59 b is 1.2× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
L 98-59
M3 V · 5 planets
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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
Host-star brightnessmag 11.7
ConstellationVolans
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from L 98-59 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.