What it’s like to stand here
WASP-59 b
weight
3.63 g
sun
8.8× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

WASP-59 b

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

WASP-59
host star
8.69 R⊕
radius
274 M⊕
mass · measured
7.9 days
orbital period
397°C (746°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
3.63 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
7.9 days
one year, in Earth time
8.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.3×
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 · 378 ly away
Jet airliner
453 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
589,738 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
378 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
138 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-59 b is 8.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WASP-59
K5 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.7
ConstellationPegasus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-59 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.