What it’s like to stand here
GJ 876 b
- weight
- 4.09 g
- sun
- 1.4× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant · likely temperate
GJ 876 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
4.09 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
61 days
one year, in Earth time
1.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 15.2 ly away
Jet airliner
18.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
23,781 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
15 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
6 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 876
M2.5V · 4 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 876 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.