What it’s like to stand here
TOI-406 c
weight
1.19 g
sun
12.7× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Rocky world

TOI-406 c

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
1.32 R⊕
radius
2.08 M⊕
mass · measured
3.3 days
orbital period
311°C (592°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.19 g
your weight (measured mass)
3.3 days
one year, in Earth time
12.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 c is 1.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-406
M3 · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 13.8
ConstellationEridanus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-406 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.