What it’s like to stand here
Gl 378 b
- weight
- ≥ 0.97 g
- sun
- 14.2× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
Gl 378 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Gl 378 →
host star
3.66 R⊕
radius
13.02 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.8 days
orbital period
557°C (1034°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.97 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
3.8 days
one year, in Earth time
14.2× 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 · 48.8 ly away
Jet airliner
58.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
76,070 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
49 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
18 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Gl 378 bIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-1729 bsimilar world
System47 UMa11 ly
Sky regionUrsa Majorthis direction
Host star
Gl 378
M1 · 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
Host-star brightnessmag 10.0
ConstellationUrsa Major →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Gl 378 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.