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.

USco1556 A
host star
12.30 R⊕
radius
4,767 M⊕
mass · measured
orbital period
1967°C (3572°F)
avg temp
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
EarthUSco1556 b is 12× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
USco1556 A
M3.0 V · 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 15.4
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.