What it’s like to stand here
V1298 Tau c
weight
0.18 g
sun
16.0× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Ice / gas giant

V1298 Tau c

ESI 0.13353 lyDiscovered in 2019 by K2

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

V1298 Tau →
host star
5.08 R⊕
radius
4.70 M⊕
mass · measured
8.2 days
orbital period
680°C (1256°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.18 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
8.2 days
one year, in Earth time
16.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
5.5×
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 · 353 ly away
Jet airliner
423 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
550,382 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
353 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
129 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthV1298 Tau c is 5.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
V1298 Tau cIce / gas giant
PlanetV1298 Tau dIce / gas giant
PlanetV1298 Tau bGas giant
PlanetTOI-3568 bsimilar world
SystemHD 284149 A31 ly
Sky regionTaurusthis direction
Host star
Triple system
V1298 Tau
K1 · 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 10.1
ConstellationTaurus →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from V1298 Tau c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.