What it’s like to stand here
GJ 3988 b
weight
≥ 1.22 g
sun
4.9× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Sub-Neptune

GJ 3988 b

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

GJ 3988
host star
1.74 R⊕
radius
3.69 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
6.9 days
orbital period
75°C (167°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.22 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
6.9 days
one year, in Earth time
4.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 32.3 ly away
Jet airliner
38.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
50,412 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
32 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
12 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthGJ 3988 b is 1.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 3988
M4.5 V · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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
Host-star brightnessmag 13.6
ConstellationDraco
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from GJ 3988 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.