What it’s like to stand here
GJ 357 d
weight
≥ 1.11 g
sun
1.7× wider
sky
deep orange

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Sub-Neptune · likely temperate

GJ 357 d

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

GJ 357
host star
2.34 R⊕
radius
6.10 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
56 days
orbital period
-54°C (-64°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.11 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
56 days
one year, in Earth time
1.7× 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 · 30.8 ly away
Jet airliner
36.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
48,028 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
31 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
11 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthGJ 357 d is 2.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 357
M2.5 V · 3 planets
Explore →

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 10.9
ConstellationHydra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from GJ 357 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.