What it’s like to stand here
CoRoT-7 d
weight
0.92 g
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

CoRoT-7 d

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

CoRoT-7
host star
4.31 R⊕
radius
17.14 M⊕
mass · measured
9.0 days
orbital period
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.92 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
9.0 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 522 ly away
Jet airliner
625 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
813,403 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
522 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
190 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthCoRoT-7 d is 4.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
CoRoT-7
G9 V · 3 planets
Explore →

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 11.7
ConstellationMonoceros
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from CoRoT-7 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.