What it’s like to stand here
TOI-942 c
weight
36.43 g
sun
10.4× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Ice / gas giant

TOI-942 c

ESI 0.14498 lyDiscovered in 2020 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

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

TOI-942 →
host star
4.67 R⊕
radius
795 M⊕
mass · measured
10 days
orbital period
499°C (931°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
36.43 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
10 days
one year, in Earth time
10.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
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 · 498 ly away
Jet airliner
597 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
776,244 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
498 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
182 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthTOI-942 c is 4.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
TOI-942 cIce / gas giant
PlanetTOI-942 bIce / gas giant
PlanetDS Tuc A bsimilar world
SystemHD 3085683 ly
Sky regionLepusthis direction
Host star
TOI-942
K2.5 V · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.0
ConstellationLepus →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from TOI-942 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.