What it’s like to stand here
GJ 96 b
- weight
- ≥ 0.90 g
- sun
- 2.0× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant · likely temperate
GJ 96 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 96 →
host star
4.67 R⊕
radius
19.66 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
74 days
orbital period
-15°C (4°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.90 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
74 days
one year, in Earth time
2.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 38.9 ly away
Jet airliner
46.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
60,693 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
39 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
14 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
GJ 96 bIce / gas giant
PlanetHIP 71135 bsimilar world
Systemups And8.9 ly
Sky regionAndromedathis direction
Host star
GJ 96
M2 · 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
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Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 96 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.