What it’s like to stand here
TOI-261.02
weight
≈ 1.00 g
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

TOI-261.02

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

TOI-261
host star
3.35 R⊕
radius
11.20 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
13 days
orbital period
734°C (1354°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.00 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
13 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 373 ly away
Jet airliner
448 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
582,408 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
373 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
136 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-261.02 is 3.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-261
5890 K host star · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.6
ConstellationCetus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-261.02's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.