What it’s like to stand here
Ross 458 c
weight
9.71 g
sun
0.00× as wide
sky
deep orange

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

Gas giant

Ross 458 c

Imaging: photographed directly, as a faint point of light beside its star.

Ross 458
host star
14.01 R⊕
radius
1,907 M⊕
mass · measured
orbital period
-269°C (-452°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
9.71 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
one year, in Earth time
0.00× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 37.5 ly away
Jet airliner
45.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
58,546 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
38 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
14 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthRoss 458 c is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
Ross 458
M2 · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 9.8
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Ross 458 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.