What it’s like to stand here
GJ 581 e
- weight
- 1.30 g
- sun
- 10.8× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
GJ 581 e
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
1.30 g
your weight (measured mass)
3.1 days
one year, in Earth time
10.8× 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 · 20.5 ly away
Jet airliner
24.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
32,037 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
21 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
7 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 581
M3.0 V · 3 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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 581 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.