What it’s like to stand here
TOI-421 c
weight
0.54 g
sun
7.4× wider
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

TOI-421 c

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

TOI-421
host star
5.09 R⊕
radius
14.10 M⊕
mass · measured
16 days
orbital period
362°C (683°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.54 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
16 days
one year, in Earth time
7.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.8×
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 · 244 ly away
Jet airliner
293 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
380,474 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
244 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
89 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-421 c is 5.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
TOI-421
G9 V · 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.9
ConstellationLepus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-421 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.