What it’s like to stand here
GJ 720 A b
- weight
- ≥ 0.96 g
- sun
- 4.7× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
GJ 720 A b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 720 A →
host star
3.77 R⊕
radius
13.64 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
19 days
orbital period
128°C (262°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.96 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
19 days
one year, in Earth time
4.7× 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 · 50.7 ly away
Jet airliner
60.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
79,137 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
51 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
19 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
GJ 720 A bIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-1663 bsimilar world
SystemGJ 68516 ly
Sky regionLyrathis direction
Host star
Binary systemGJ 720 A
M0.5 V · 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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 720 A b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.