What it’s like to stand here
LHS 3844 b
weight
1.43 g
sun
30.1× wider
sky
dim red

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

Rocky world

LHS 3844 b

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

LHS 3844
host star
1.29 R⊕
radius
2.37 M⊕
mass · measured
11.1 hours
orbital period
543°C (1009°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.43 g
your weight (measured mass)
11.1 hours
one year, in Earth time
30.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
dim red
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 48.5 ly away
Jet airliner
58.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
75,714 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
49 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
18 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthLHS 3844 b is 1.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
LHS 3844
M4.5-M5.0 · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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

Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.2
ConstellationIndus
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from LHS 3844 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.