What it’s like to stand here
V830 Tau b
- weight
- 1.14 g
- sun
- 34.8× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
V830 Tau b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
1.14 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
4.9 days
one year, in Earth time
34.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 424 ly away
Jet airliner
509 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
661,843 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
424 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
155 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
V830 Tau
4250 K host star · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from V830 Tau b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.