What it’s like to stand here
TOI-406.01
weight
1.52 g
sun
5.1× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Sub-Neptune

TOI-406.01

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

TOI-406
host star
2.08 R⊕
radius
6.57 M⊕
mass · measured
13 days
orbital period
95°C (203°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.52 g
your weight (measured mass)
13 days
one year, in Earth time
5.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 101 ly away
Jet airliner
121 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
157,993 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
101 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
37 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-406.01 is 2.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-406
M3 · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.8
ConstellationEridanus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-406.01's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.