What it’s like to stand here
TIC 87422071 b
weight
3.48 g
sun
14.0× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

TIC 87422071 b

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

TIC 87422071
host star
10.86 R⊕
radius
410 M⊕
mass · measured
11 days
orbital period
837°C (1538°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
3.48 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
11 days
one year, in Earth time
14.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.3×
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 · 1,255 ly away
Jet airliner
1.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,255 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTIC 87422071 b is 11× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TIC 87422071
6150 K host star · 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 12.0
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TIC 87422071 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.