What it’s like to stand here
WASP-126 c
weight
0.73 g
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

WASP-126 c

706 lyDiscovered in 2019 by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

Transit Timing Variations: inferred from the gravitational tug it puts on a sibling planet’s transit timing.

WASP-126 →
host star
9.38 R⊕
radius
64.20 M⊕
mass · measured
7.6 days
orbital period
–
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.73 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
7.6 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
1.4×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 706 ly away
Jet airliner
847 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
706 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
258 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthWASP-126 c is 9.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
WASP-126 cGas giant
PlanetWASP-126 bGas giant
PlanetTOI-2447 bsimilar world
SystemTOI-2202100 ly
Sky regionHydrusthis direction
Host star
WASP-126
G2 · 2 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 11.0
ConstellationHydrus →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from WASP-126 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.