What it’s like to stand here
Gliese 12 b
- weight
- 1.10 g
- sun
- 4.0× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Gliese 12 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
1.10 g
your weight (measured mass)
13 days
one year, in Earth time
4.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 39.8 ly away
Jet airliner
47.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
62,109 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
40 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
15 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Gliese 12
M4 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Gliese 12 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.