What it’s like to stand here
L 98-59 d
- weight
- 0.62 g
- sun
- 6.4× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
L 98-59 d
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
0.62 g
your weight (measured mass)
7.5 days
one year, in Earth time
6.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.6×
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
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
L 98-59
M3 V · 5 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from L 98-59 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.