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
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Gl 686
M1.0 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Gl 686 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.