What it’s like to stand here
TIC 279401253 b
weight
15.53 g
sun
2.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

TIC 279401253 b

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

TIC 279401253
host star
11.21 R⊕
radius
1,951 M⊕
mass · measured
77 days
orbital period
213°C (416°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
15.53 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
77 days
one year, in Earth time
2.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 931 ly away
Jet airliner
1.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
931 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
340 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTIC 279401253 b is 11× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TIC 279401253
5951 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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
Host-star brightnessmag 11.9
ConstellationEridanus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TIC 279401253 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.