What it’s like to stand here
GJ 163 b
weight
≥ 1.00 g
sun
6.7× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Sub-Neptune

GJ 163 b

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

GJ 163
host star
3.25 R⊕
radius
10.60 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
8.6 days
orbital period
165°C (330°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.00 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
8.6 days
one year, in Earth time
6.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 49.3 ly away
Jet airliner
59.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
76,955 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
49 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
18 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthGJ 163 b is 3.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 163
M · 3 planets
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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
Host-star brightnessmag 11.8
ConstellationDorado
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from GJ 163 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.