TIC 434398831 b
Ice GiantUninhabitable707 light years awayFound 2025
TIC 434398831 b, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive (found 2025). Measured: 12.1 Earth masses, 0.0464 AU, a 5638 K G-type star. Composition inferred from a measured bulk density of 0.28x Earth's — too light for bare rock, so a large fraction of water and ice, with a day locked to its 3.7-day year, as anything orbiting this close would be.
TIC 434398831
- Type
- G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))
- Spectral type
- G4 V
- Temperature
- 5,638 K
- Radius
- 0.909 ☉
- Mass
- 0.992 ☉
- Known planets
- 2, including this one
- Luminosity
- 0.719 ☉
Published by the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This world’s temperature and habitability score are computed from this star’s measured luminosity, not from a stand-in for its class.
Ice Giant
Magnetic FieldExtreme Activity
Why is this a Ice Giant?Your planet has moderate mass (12.1x Earth) with significant water, carbon, and nitrogen content, characteristic of ice giants.
Ice giants like Uranus and Neptune have icy interiors with thick atmospheres of hydrogen and helium, but not enough to be classified as gas giants.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Mass: 12.1x Earth (5-20x range)✓ Water/Carbon/Nitrogen rich composition
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
Contributing Factors
temperature0
Inferno world - temperatures exceed all possibility of life
atmosphere30
Hydrogen-rich atmosphere typical of gas giants
water15
No solid surface — any water is locked in a supercritical mantle and hot ice, not oceans
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
geology40
Extreme volcanic activity may be hazardous
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
rotation65
Slow rotation - significant day/night temperature variations, but life can adapt
Physical Properties
Mass
12.10x Earth (7.23e+25 kg)Radius
2.30x Earth (14,626 km)Surface Gravity
2.30x Earth (22.5 m/s²)Surface Temperature
1,266 K (993 °C / 1,819 °F)Rotation Period
88.6 hours/day (slower than Earth)Orbital Environment
Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))Distance from Star
0.05 AU (6.94 million km)Orbital Period
4 daysTime Dilation
Clocks run 10.1 seconds per year slower than deep space — about 13 minutes over a lifetimeAtmosphere
Hydrogen and helium with water, methane, and ammonia ices
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
41.2%
H - Hydrogen
17.6%
Si - Silicon
11.8%



