What it’s like to stand here
TOI-500 c
weight
≥ 1.15 g
sky
amber-orange

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

TOI-500 c

TOI-500 c is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 155 ly from Earth in the constellation Puppis, discovered in 2022 by La Silla Observatory.

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

TOI-500
host star
2.09 R⊕
radius
5.03 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
6.6 days
orbital period
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on TOI-500 c, you would weigh roughly about 15% more than you do on Earth. Bathing the surface in amber-orange light. A year passes in just 6.6 days.

≥ 1.15 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
6.6 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
Calculate your exact weight on TOI-500 c

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.97xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.2 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.

We do not yet have a temperature for this world, and its atmosphere is unknown, so its acoustics cannot be modelled. In Earth-like air a human voice carries as you know it, and without the temperature that is as far as the physics will take us.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★
Recommended, with reservations
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, at least 1.15 times, so you would move much as you do here.

A playful read of TOI-500 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

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 spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-500 c is 2.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

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

Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.

Common questions

What is the gravity on TOI-500 c?

TOI-500 c's surface gravity is at least 1.2 times Earth's, and possibly more: its mass is only a lower bound.

How much would you weigh on TOI-500 c?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh at least 173 pounds on TOI-500 c.

How far is TOI-500 c from Earth?

TOI-500 c lies about 155 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to TOI-500 c?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 241,074 years.

How long is a year on TOI-500 c?

TOI-500 c completes one orbit of its star in 6.6 days.

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