What it’s like to stand here
GJ 480 b
- weight
- ≥ 1.04 g
- sun
- 6.6× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
GJ 480 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 480 →
host star
2.91 R⊕
radius
8.80 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
9.6 days
orbital period
133°C (271°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.04 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
9.6 days
one year, in Earth time
6.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 46.4 ly away
Jet airliner
55.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
72,414 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
46 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
17 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 480
M3.5 Ve · 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 480 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.