What it’s like to stand here
TOI-1279 b
weight
1.50 g
sun
9.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

TOI-1279 b

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

TOI-1279
host star
2.66 R⊕
radius
10.60 M⊕
mass · measured
9.6 days
orbital period
486°C (907°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.50 g
your weight (measured mass)
9.6 days
one year, in Earth time
9.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 349 ly away
Jet airliner
419 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
544,563 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
349 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
127 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-1279 b is 2.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-1279
5457 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 10.7
ConstellationUrsa Major
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-1279 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.