What it’s like to stand here
GJ 179 b
- weight
- 1.59 g
- sun
- 0.16× as wide
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
GJ 179 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
1.59 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
6.3 years
one year, in Earth time
0.16× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.6×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 40.3 ly away
Jet airliner
48.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
62,852 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
GJ 179
M3.5 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 179 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.