What it’s like to stand here
GJ 687 c
- weight
- ≥ 0.93 g
- sun
- 0.36× as wide
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
GJ 687 c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 687 →
host star
4.14 R⊕
radius
16.00 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.0 years
orbital period
-175°C (-282°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.93 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
2.0 years
one year, in Earth time
0.36× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 14.8 ly away
Jet airliner
17.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
23,142 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
15 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
5 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 687
M3.0V · 2 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from GJ 687 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.