What it’s like to stand here
EPIC 201427007 b
weight
≈ 1.27 g
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

EPIC 201427007 b

EPIC 201427007 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 2,304 ly from Earth in the constellation Virgo, discovered in 2021 by K2.

2,304 lyDiscovered in 2021 by K2

Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.

EPIC 201427007
host star
1.50 R⊕
radius
2.86 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
17.3 hours
orbital period
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on EPIC 201427007 b, you would weigh roughly about 27% more than you do on Earth. Bathing the surface in warm white light. A year passes in just 17.3 hours.

≈ 1.27 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
17.3 hours
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
Calculate your exact weight on EPIC 201427007 b

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.95xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.3 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.

We do not yet have a temperature for this world, and its atmosphere is unknown, so its acoustics cannot be modelled. In Earth-like air a human voice carries as you know it, and without the temperature that is as far as the physics will take us.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★
Recommended, with reservations
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 1.27 times, so you would move much as you do here.

A playful read of EPIC 201427007 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 2,304 ly away
Jet airliner
2.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,304 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthEPIC 201427007 b is 1.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 14.3
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.

Common questions

What is the gravity on EPIC 201427007 b?

EPIC 201427007 b's surface gravity is about 1.3 times Earth's, estimated from its size.

How much would you weigh on EPIC 201427007 b?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 191 pounds on EPIC 201427007 b.

How far is EPIC 201427007 b from Earth?

EPIC 201427007 b lies about 2,304 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to EPIC 201427007 b?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 3.6 million years.

How long is a year on EPIC 201427007 b?

EPIC 201427007 b completes one orbit of its star in 17.3 hours.

Illustration generated from EPIC 201427007 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.