What it’s like to stand here
Gl 686 b
weight
≥ 1.09 g
sun
4.7× wider
sky
deep orange

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Sub-Neptune

Gl 686 b

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

Gl 686
host star
2.46 R⊕
radius
6.62 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
16 days
orbital period
106°C (223°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.09 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
16 days
one year, in Earth time
4.7× 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 · 26.6 ly away
Jet airliner
31.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
41,494 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
27 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
10 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthGl 686 b is 2.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Gl 686
M1.0 V · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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
Host-star brightnessmag 9.6
ConstellationHercules
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Gl 686 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.