- weight
- ≥ 1.20 g
- sun
- 1.8× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
GJ 251 c
GJ 251 c is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 18.2 ly from Earth in the constellation Gemini, discovered in 2025 by Multiple Observatories.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on GJ 251 c, you would weigh roughly about 20% more than you do on Earth. Its red dwarf looks 1.8× wider than ours, bathing the surface in deep orange light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 54 days, and it sits squarely in the habitable zone, among the more Earth-like worlds known.
How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity · habitable zone
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.2 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.
Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo
Your voice would sound deeper and fuller.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about -57°C (-71°F), sound would travel roughly 13% slower than on Earth, so your voice would sound deeper and fuller. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- !Cold at about -57°C (-71°F), survivable only fully suited and heated.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.20 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- It orbits within the habitable zone, where a world could in principle hold liquid water.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of GJ 251 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 18.2 ly away
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What is the gravity on GJ 251 c?
GJ 251 c's surface gravity is at least 1.2 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.
How much would you weigh on GJ 251 c?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 180 pounds on GJ 251 c.
How far is GJ 251 c from Earth?
GJ 251 c lies about 18.2 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to GJ 251 c?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 28,387 years.
How hot is GJ 251 c?
GJ 251 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about -57°C (-71°F).
Is GJ 251 c habitable?
GJ 251 c orbits inside its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where liquid water could be stable, and its Earth-similarity index is 0.77. That makes it worth studying, but it is not evidence of life: we have no measurement of its atmosphere, water, or surface.
How long is a year on GJ 251 c?
GJ 251 c completes one orbit of its star in 54 days.
Illustration generated from GJ 251 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.