What it’s like to stand here
TAP 26 b
- weight
- ≥ 2.89 g
- sun
- 12.1× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
TAP 26 b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
TAP 26 →
host star
13.50 R⊕
radius
528 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
11 days
orbital period
501°C (934°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 2.89 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
11 days
one year, in Earth time
12.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.3×
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 · 396 ly away
Jet airliner
475 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
617,543 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
396 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
145 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TAP 26
4620 K host star · 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 TAP 26 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.