What it’s like to stand here
Neptune
weight
1.14 g
sun
0.03× as wide
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

Neptune

ESI 0.210.0 lyDiscovered in 1846
Sun
host star
3.88 R⊕
radius
17.15 M⊕
mass · measured
165 years
orbital period
-201°C (-330°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.14 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
165 years
one year, in Earth time
0.03× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Where it is

Neptune is in our own solar system, so there’s no interstellar journey. It orbits about 30.07 AU from the Sun, so sunlight reaches it in roughly 250 minutes.

Size vs Earth
EarthNeptune is 3.9× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Sun
G2V · 8 planets
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Nearby star systems

No neighbors computed.

Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)

No matches computed.

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag -26.7
ConstellationPisces
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Neptune's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.