- weight
- ≥ 1.29 g
- sun
- 16.6× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
GJ 3998 b
GJ 3998 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 59.2 ly from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus, discovered in 2016 by Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on GJ 3998 b, you would weigh roughly about 29% more than you do on Earth. Its orange dwarf looks 16.6× 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 2.7 days, and at an estimated 460°C (861°F) it is furnace-hot.
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
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
A little heavier than home, at about 1.3 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow a little shorter and sturdier than their Earth-raised parents, about 0.95x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 7 in, with denser bones.
- Bones
- Thick and dense
- More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.
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 high and thin, almost cartoonish.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 460°C (861°F), sound would travel roughly 60% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. 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.
- !Furnace-hot at around 460°C (861°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.29 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of GJ 3998 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 59.2 ly away
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
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What is the gravity on GJ 3998 b?
GJ 3998 b's surface gravity is at least 1.3 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.
How much would you weigh on GJ 3998 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 194 pounds on GJ 3998 b.
How far is GJ 3998 b from Earth?
GJ 3998 b lies about 59.2 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to GJ 3998 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 92,304 years.
How hot is GJ 3998 b?
GJ 3998 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 460°C (861°F).
How long is a year on GJ 3998 b?
GJ 3998 b completes one orbit of its star in 2.7 days.
Illustration generated from GJ 3998 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.