What it’s like to stand here
USco1556 b
- weight
- 31.51 g
- sun
- 0.00× as wide
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
USco1556 b
Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.
What it's like to stand here
31.51 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
–
one year, in Earth time
0.00× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 459 ly away
Jet airliner
550 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
715,376 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
459 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
167 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
USco1556 A
M3.0 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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.4
ConstellationScorpius →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from USco1556 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.