What it’s like to stand here
GJ 887 e
- weight
- ≥ 1.16 g
- sun
- 11.2× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
GJ 887 e
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
GJ 887 →
host star
1.12 R⊕
radius
1.46 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
4.4 days
orbital period
271°C (520°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.16 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
4.4 days
one year, in Earth time
11.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 10.7 ly away
Jet airliner
12.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
16,719 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
11 years
arrives, just older
Warp 10
4 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
GJ 887
M1 V · 4 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 887 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.