What it’s like to stand here
tau Gem b
weight
≥ 44.72 g
sun
22.8× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

tau Gem b

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

tau Gem
host star
12.10 R⊕
radius
6,547 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
306 days
orbital period
740°C (1363°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 44.72 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
306 days
one year, in Earth time
22.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 367 ly away
Jet airliner
440 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
572,448 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
367 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
134 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Earthtau Gem b is 12× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
tau Gem
K2 III · 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
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Host-star brightnessmag 4.4
ConstellationGemini
To see the host starno equipment needed
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from tau Gem b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.