What it’s like to stand here
TOI-561 b
weight
1.04 g
sun
75.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

TOI-561 b

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

TOI-561
host star
1.40 R⊕
radius
2.02 M⊕
mass · measured
10.7 hours
orbital period
2046°C (3715°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.04 g
your weight (measured mass)
10.7 hours
one year, in Earth time
75.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 280 ly away
Jet airliner
336 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
436,439 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
280 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
102 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-561 b is 1.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
TOI-561
G9 V · 4 planets
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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 10.3
ConstellationSextans
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-561 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.