What it’s like to stand here
GJ 486 b
- weight
- 1.67 g
- sun
- 18.9× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
GJ 486 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
1.67 g
your weight (measured mass)
1.5 days
one year, in Earth time
18.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 26.3 ly away
Jet airliner
31.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
41,072 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
26 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
10 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 486
M3.5 V · 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 486 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.