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by imglorp 2168 days ago
> Would I notice anything different when weightlessly orbiting something 300,000x more massive than earth?

Yes, due to tidal forces being stronger at one end of you than the other. You could use the formula given below but it looks like about a quarter of a newton.

One other thing: not sure you could "land on the surface" because it's all plasma. Flying through it might be interesting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification