What it’s like to stand here
WD 0806-661 b
weight
16.02 g
sky
blue-white

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

Gas giant

WD 0806-661 b

Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.

WD 0806-661
host star
12.60 R⊕
radius
2,543 M⊕
mass · measured
orbital period
67°C (152°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
16.02 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
blue-white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 62.8 ly away
Jet airliner
75.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
97,892 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
63 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
23 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWD 0806-661 b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
WD 0806-661
DQ · 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 13.9
ConstellationVolans
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WD 0806-661 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.