What it’s like to stand here
TOI-1408 c
weight
1.54 g
sun
42.1× wider
sky
bright white

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

TOI-1408 c

TOI-1408 c is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 455 ly from Earth in the constellation Cepheus, discovered in 2024 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

Transit Timing Variations: inferred from the gravitational tug it puts on a sibling planet’s transit timing.

TOI-1408
host star
2.22 R⊕
radius
7.60 M⊕
mass · measured
2.2 days
orbital period
1591°C (2896°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on TOI-1408 c, you would weigh about 54% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow-white star looks 42.1× wider than ours, bathing the surface in bright white light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 2.2 days, and at an estimated 1591°C (2896°F) it is hot enough to melt rock.

1.54 g
your weight (measured mass)
2.2 days
one year, in Earth time
42.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.6×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
Calculate your exact weight on TOI-1408 c
Earth Similarity Index0.11#4,938 of 5,788 ranked worlds

How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.92xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
about 0.92x as tall as on Earth · a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 4 in

A little heavier than home, at 1.5 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow a little shorter and sturdier than their Earth-raised parents, about 0.92x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 4 in, with denser bones.

Bones
Thick and dense
More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 1591°C (2896°F), sound would travel roughly 154% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 866 m/s · 2.54× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
☆☆☆☆
Do not travel
  • !At about 1591°C (2896°F), the daytime side glows: metals run liquid and any atmosphere is being torn away.
  • !Noticeably heavy, 1.5 times Earth's gravity.
  • !Its star delivers about 2,005 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
  • !Earth-similarity index 0.11: this world has almost nothing in common with our own.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of TOI-1408 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 455 ly away
Jet airliner
546 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
709,521 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
455 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
166 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-1408 c is 2.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

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

Can you see it tonight? · observe
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.3
ConstellationCepheus
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Common questions

What is the gravity on TOI-1408 c?

TOI-1408 c's surface gravity is about 1.5 times Earth's.

How much would you weigh on TOI-1408 c?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 231 pounds on TOI-1408 c.

How far is TOI-1408 c from Earth?

TOI-1408 c lies about 455 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to TOI-1408 c?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 709,521 years.

How hot is TOI-1408 c?

TOI-1408 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 1591°C (2896°F).

How long is a year on TOI-1408 c?

TOI-1408 c completes one orbit of its star in 2.2 days.

Illustration generated from TOI-1408 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.