What it’s like to stand here
gam Cep b
weight
13.01 g
sun
2.2× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

gam Cep b

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

gam Cep
host star
12.70 R⊕
radius
2,098 M⊕
mass · measured
2.5 years
orbital period
70°C (159°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
13.01 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.5 years
one year, in Earth time
2.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 46.0 ly away
Jet airliner
55.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
71,735 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
46 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
17 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Earthgam Cep b is 13× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
gam Cep
K1 III-IV · 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 3.2
ConstellationCepheus
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from gam Cep b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.