What it’s like to stand here
GJ 1132 b
weight
1.29 g
sun
14.1× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Rocky world

GJ 1132 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

GJ 1132
host star
1.19 R⊕
radius
1.84 M⊕
mass · measured
1.6 days
orbital period
311°C (591°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.29 g
your weight (measured mass)
1.6 days
one year, in Earth time
14.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 41.1 ly away
Jet airliner
49.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
64,159 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
41 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
15 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthGJ 1132 b is 1.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 1132
M4.5 V · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 13.7
ConstellationVela
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from GJ 1132 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.