What it’s like to stand here
WASP-70 A b
weight
1.10 g
sun
24.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

WASP-70 A b

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

WASP-70 A
host star
13.05 R⊕
radius
188 M⊕
mass · measured
3.7 days
orbital period
1114°C (2037°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.10 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
3.7 days
one year, in Earth time
24.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 725 ly away
Jet airliner
870 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
725 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
265 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-70 A b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
WASP-70 A
G4 · 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 10.8
ConstellationAquarius
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-70 A b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.