- weight
- ≥ 1.10 g
- sun
- 3.9× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
GJ 887 c
GJ 887 c is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 10.7 ly from Earth in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, discovered in 2020 by La Silla Observatory.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on GJ 887 c, you would weigh roughly about 10% more than you do on Earth. Its red dwarf looks 3.9× wider than ours, bathing the surface in deep orange light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 22 days, and at an estimated 47°C (116°F) it is warm.
How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.1 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.
Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo
Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 47°C (116°F), sound would travel roughly 5% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound much as it does on Earth. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- !Persistently hot at around 47°C (116°F), well above anything you would call comfortable.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.10 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of GJ 887 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 10.7 ly away
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What is the gravity on GJ 887 c?
GJ 887 c's surface gravity is at least 1.1 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.
How much would you weigh on GJ 887 c?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 165 pounds on GJ 887 c.
How far is GJ 887 c from Earth?
GJ 887 c lies about 10.7 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to GJ 887 c?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 16,719 years.
How hot is GJ 887 c?
GJ 887 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 47°C (116°F).
How long is a year on GJ 887 c?
GJ 887 c completes one orbit of its star in 22 days.
Illustration generated from GJ 887 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.