What it’s like to stand here
GJ 849 b
- weight
- ≥ 1.47 g
- sun
- 0.19× as wide
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
GJ 849 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 849 →
host star
13.90 R⊕
radius
284 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
5.3 years
orbital period
-200°C (-327°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.47 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
5.3 years
one year, in Earth time
0.19× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 28.7 ly away
Jet airliner
34.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
44,766 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
29 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
10 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 849
M3.5 · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 849 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.