What it’s like to stand here
TOI-3261 b
weight
2.08 g
sun
48.7× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Ice / gas giant

TOI-3261 b

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

TOI-3261
host star
3.82 R⊕
radius
30.30 M⊕
mass · measured
21.2 hours
orbital period
1449°C (2640°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.08 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
21.2 hours
one year, in Earth time
48.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.5×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 979 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 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
979 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
357 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-3261 b is 3.8× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-3261
K1.5+/-1 · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.3
ConstellationHydrus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-3261 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.