- weight
- 0.96 g
- sun
- 6.4× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
TOI-178 f
TOI-178 f is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 204 ly from Earth in the constellation Sculptor, discovered in 2021 by Multiple Observatories.
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on TOI-178 f, you would weigh about 4% less than you do on Earth. Its orange dwarf looks 6.4× wider than ours, bathing the surface in amber-orange 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 15 days, and at an estimated 248°C (478°F) it is blistering.
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 · habitable zone
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at 0.96 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
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 248°C (478°F), sound would travel roughly 35% 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.
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.
- !Blistering at about 248°C (478°F), far too hot for liquid water on the surface.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, 0.96 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- It orbits within the habitable zone, where a world could in principle hold liquid water.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of TOI-178 f’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 204 ly away
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What is the gravity on TOI-178 f?
TOI-178 f's surface gravity is about 0.96 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on TOI-178 f?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 145 pounds on TOI-178 f.
How far is TOI-178 f from Earth?
TOI-178 f lies about 204 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to TOI-178 f?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 318,935 years.
How hot is TOI-178 f?
TOI-178 f's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 248°C (478°F).
Is TOI-178 f habitable?
TOI-178 f orbits inside its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where liquid water could be stable, and its Earth-similarity index is 0.43. That makes it worth studying, but it is not evidence of life: we have no measurement of its atmosphere, water, or surface.
How long is a year on TOI-178 f?
TOI-178 f completes one orbit of its star in 15 days.
Illustration generated from TOI-178 f's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.