What it’s like to stand here
TOI-500 b
weight
1.04 g
sun
55.7× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Rocky world

TOI-500 b

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

TOI-500
host star
1.17 R⊕
radius
1.42 M⊕
mass · measured
13.2 hours
orbital period
1344°C (2451°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.04 g
your weight (measured mass)
13.2 hours
one year, in Earth time
55.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 155 ly away
Jet airliner
185 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
241,074 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
155 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
56 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-500 b is 1.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-500
K6 V · 4 planets
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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 10.5
ConstellationPuppis
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-500 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.