What it’s like to stand here
YZ Cet b
- weight
- ≥ 0.84 g
- sun
- 9.6× wider
- sky
- dim red
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
YZ Cet b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
YZ Cet →
host star
0.91 R⊕
radius
0.70 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.0 days
orbital period
198°C (388°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.84 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
2.0 days
one year, in Earth time
9.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
dim red
midday sky tint
1.2×
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 · 12.1 ly away
Jet airliner
14.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
18,882 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
12 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
4 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
YZ Cet
M4.5 V · 3 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from YZ Cet b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.