What it’s like to stand here
GJ 3470 b
weight
0.67 g
sun
15.4× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Ice / gas giant

GJ 3470 b

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

GJ 3470
host star
4.57 R⊕
radius
13.90 M⊕
mass · measured
3.3 days
orbital period
320°C (609°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.67 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
3.3 days
one year, in Earth time
15.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.5×
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 · 96.0 ly away
Jet airliner
115 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
149,660 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
96 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
35 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthGJ 3470 b is 4.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 3470
M1.5 · 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.3
ConstellationCancer
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from GJ 3470 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.