What it’s like to stand here
LHS 1678 d
weight
≈ 0.94 g
sun
8.2× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Rocky world

LHS 1678 d

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

LHS 1678
host star
0.98 R⊕
radius
0.91 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
5.0 days
orbital period
190°C (374°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.94 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
5.0 days
one year, in Earth time
8.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
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 · 64.8 ly away
Jet airliner
77.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
101,116 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
65 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
24 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthLHS 1678 d is about the size of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
LHS 1678
M2.0 V · 3 planets
Explore →

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.6
ConstellationCaelum
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from LHS 1678 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.