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.

V830 Tau
host star
14.00 R⊕
radius
222 M⊕
mass · measured
4.9 days
orbital period
941°C (1725°F)
avg temp
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
EarthV830 Tau b is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
V830 Tau
4250 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 12.2
ConstellationTaurus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from V830 Tau b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.