Friday, 23 March 2012

space - How long will it take to reach the closest earth like planet

HD 219134b is apparently closest "super earth"; 21 light years away.
New Horizons, our speediest yet, is currently running at about 15 km/sec relative to the sun.
At 9.46e12 km/lightyear HD 219134b is 2e14 km away
At 3.16e7 seconds per year, New Horizons will travel about 4.74e8 km/year.
2e14/4.74e8 = 422000 years.



HD 219134b isn't even a very good earth; gravity is too high.

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