Host star — TOI-700
- Spectral type
- M2.5 V
- Temperature
- 3,459 K
- Radius
- 0.42 R☉
- Mass
- 0.41 M☉
- Luminosity
- 0.023 L☉
- Distance
- 31.1 pc (102 ly)
Red dwarf — the most common type of star. Cool and small.
Very cool — a faint red dwarf.
TOI-700 e
Orbits TOI-700 · 102 light-years from Earth
RockyTransit2023ESI 90 · Very Earth-like
Radius
0.95×
Earth
Mass
0.8×
Earth
Year
28d
Temp
273 K
0°C
Gravity
0.9×
Earth
Distance
102
ly
What it would be like
TOI-700 e is a rocky world, potentially similar in composition to Earth or Mars — a solid surface you could, in theory, stand on.
Surface gravity is about 0.9g — noticeably lighter what you're used to on Earth.
With an equilibrium temperature around 0°C, this planet sits in the temperature range where liquid water could potentially exist on the surface — a key ingredient for life as we know it.
An orbital period of 28 days makes the year 13.1× shorter than Earth's. You'd celebrate your birthday more often here.
Earth comparison
Logarithmic bars so Jupiter-class planets fit the same scale as Earth-size worlds.
Radius0.95R⊕
1/25×Earth = 125×
Mass0.82M⊕
1/10000×Earth = 110000×
Surface gravity0.90g
1/100×Earth = 1100×
Equilibrium temp273 K(0°C)
0 KEarth 255 K2500 K
Side-by-side with Earth
Temperature in context
Liquid N₂Mars avgEarth eq.Earth sfc.Boiling H₂OVenus
Discovery & orbit
- Method
- Transit
- Year
- 2023
- Facility
- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
- Semi-major axis
- 0.1340 AU
- Period
- 27.81 days
- Eccentricity
- 0.0590
- Density
- 5.19 g/cm³
Detected by measuring the tiny dip in starlight as the planet crosses in front of its star.
Mildly elliptical — similar to most Solar System planets.
Rocky composition likely. Earth is 5.51 g/cm³.
Discovered via · Transit
Tiny dip in starlight as the planet crosses in front of its star
A transit photometer watches a star nonstop and measures its brightness to ~0.01%. When a planet passes between us and the star, the star dims briefly — the deeper the dip, the bigger the planet. This is how Kepler and TESS found most known exoplanets.
- Overall share
- ~75% of all confirmed worlds
- Best for
- Earth-to-Neptune-sized planets on short orbits
Orbital Animation
TOI-700TOI-700 eOrbitHabitable zone
Drag to rotate · scroll to zoomSemi-major axis: 0.134 AUEccentricity: 0.0590Period: 27.8 days
Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram
Where this host star sits among … exoplanet host stars. The main sequence band runs diagonally — giants and supergiants sit above, white dwarfs below.
OBAFGKMCurrent star
How far is 102 light-years?
- A light beam leaving Earth right now would arrive in 102 years.
- At Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s), the trip would take approximately 1.8 million years.
- A radio signal sent today would arrive in 101.5 years — and the reply wouldn't come back for twice that.
Earth Similarity Index
90/1000 — Nothing like Earth100 — Identical to Earth
ESI combines radius similarity and equilibrium temperature similarity. Earth = 100. Mars ≈ 73. Venus ≈ 44. This score reflects two physical parameters only — not atmosphere, water, or magnetic field.