What it’s like to stand here
GJ 3779 b
- weight
- ≥ 1.06 g
- sun
- 10.8× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
GJ 3779 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 3779 →
host star
2.75 R⊕
radius
8.00 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.0 days
orbital period
254°C (489°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.06 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
3.0 days
one year, in Earth time
10.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 44.8 ly away
Jet airliner
53.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
69,907 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
45 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
16 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 3779
M4.0 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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 13.0
ConstellationComa Berenices →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 3779 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.