What it’s like to stand here
TOI-216.02
weight
0.29 g
sun
5.8× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

TOI-216.02

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

TOI-216
host star
8.00 R⊕
radius
18.75 M⊕
mass · measured
17 days
orbital period
355°C (671°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.29 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
17 days
one year, in Earth time
5.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
3.4×
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 · 580 ly away
Jet airliner
696 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
905,163 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
580 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
212 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-216.02 is 8.0× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-216
5026 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.3
ConstellationDorado
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-216.02's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.