Artist impression. No real image of Barnard's Star b exists yet.
exoplanet · 6 light years from Earth
Barnard's Star b
A hot, airless sub-Earth hugging Barnard's Star, the closest single star to the Sun.
- Type
- Exoplanet
- Orbits
- Barnard's Star
- Distance
- 6 light years
- Diameter
- about 9,200 km (estimated)
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Discovered
- 2024
- Rotation
- Tidally locked: one side always faces its star
About Barnard's Star b
- Confirmed in 2024, it orbits its star in about three days.
- Barnard's Star moves across our sky faster than any other star.
- It is a red dwarf far older than the Sun, and the closest single star to us.
Visit Barnard's Star b in VR
In IKAREE, Barnard's Star b is one of 31 destinations modelled in detail. Sit in the captain's chair, give the order and watch it grow on the main viewscreen. Then send a survey probe and ride its camera down, or ask your science officer what the sensors show.
How to get there
- CaptainHelm, set a course for Barnard's Star b. Warp seven. Engage.
- Brooks · HelmCourse laid in for Barnard's Star b. Warp seven. Engaging.
- CaptainScience, full analysis of Barnard's Star b.
- Hart · ScienceRunning it now, Captain.
