What it’s like to stand here
GJ 86 b
- weight
- ≥ 8.44 g
- sun
- 7.0× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
GJ 86 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 86 →
host star
12.90 R⊕
radius
1,405 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
16 days
orbital period
388°C (730°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 8.44 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
16 days
one year, in Earth time
7.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
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 · 35.2 ly away
Jet airliner
42.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
54,854 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
35 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
13 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary systemGJ 86
K1V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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 86 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.