What it’s like to stand here
GJ 2056 b
- weight
- ≥ 0.93 g
- sun
- 2.5× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant · likely temperate
GJ 2056 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 2056 →
host star
4.17 R⊕
radius
16.20 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
70 days
orbital period
38°C (100°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.93 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
70 days
one year, in Earth time
2.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 92.8 ly away
Jet airliner
111 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
144,685 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
93 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
34 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
GJ 2056 bIce / gas giant
PlanetHIP 71135 bsimilar world
SystemHD 6053212 ly
Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction
Host star
GJ 2056
M0V: · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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 10.4
ConstellationCanis Major →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 2056 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.