What it’s like to stand here
Neptune
- weight
- 1.14 g
- sun
- 0.03× as wide
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
Neptune
What it's like to stand here
1.14 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
165 years
one year, in Earth time
0.03× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Where it is
Neptune is in our own solar system. It orbits about 30.07 AU from the Sun, so sunlight reaches it in roughly 250 minutes. But a spacecraft is far slower:
How long to get there with today’s craft
Jet airliner
570 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
271 days
arrives thriving
Light speed
4.2 hours
arrives thriving
Warp 10
0 min
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Sun
G2V · 8 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
No neighbors computed.
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
No matches computed.
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
TOO FAINT FOR THE NAKED EYE
Brightnessmag 7.8
To see itbinoculars or a small telescope
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Neptune's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.