- weight
- 1.41 g
- sun
- 9.8× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
TOI-238 c
TOI-238 c is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 263 ly from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, discovered in 2024 by Multiple Observatories.
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Standing on TOI-238 c, you would weigh about 41% more than you do on Earth. Its orange dwarf looks 9.8× 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 8.5 days, and at an estimated 423°C (793°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
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
A little heavier than home, at 1.4 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow a little shorter and sturdier than their Earth-raised parents, about 0.93x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 5 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 423°C (793°F), sound would travel roughly 55% 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 423°C (793°F), far too hot for liquid water on the surface.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, 1.41 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Its star delivers about 58 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of TOI-238 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 263 ly away
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
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What is the gravity on TOI-238 c?
TOI-238 c's surface gravity is about 1.4 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on TOI-238 c?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 211 pounds on TOI-238 c.
How far is TOI-238 c from Earth?
TOI-238 c lies about 263 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to TOI-238 c?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 409,691 years.
How hot is TOI-238 c?
TOI-238 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 423°C (793°F).
How long is a year on TOI-238 c?
TOI-238 c completes one orbit of its star in 8.5 days.
Illustration generated from TOI-238 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.