What it’s like to stand here
V1298 Tau e
- weight
- 0.15 g
- sun
- 4.9× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
V1298 Tau e
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
0.15 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
49 days
one year, in Earth time
4.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
6.8×
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 · 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
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Triple systemV1298 Tau
K1 · 4 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from V1298 Tau e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.