What it’s like to stand here
HD 202696 c
sun
2.7× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

HD 202696 c

615 lyDiscovered in 2019 by W. M. Keck Observatory

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

HD 202696 →
host star
–
radius
592 M⊕
mass · measured
2.6 years
orbital period
130°C (265°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
–
gravity, needs mass + radius
2.6 years
one year, in Earth time
2.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
–
jump, needs gravity
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 615 ly away
Jet airliner
737 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
959,088 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
615 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
224 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
HD 202696 cSub-Neptune
PlanetHD 202696 bSub-Neptune
PlanetKepler-1024 bsimilar world
SystemTOI-356893 ly
Sky regionVulpeculathis direction
Host star
HD 202696
K0 III-IV · 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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 8.2
ConstellationVulpecula →
To see the host star50 mm binoculars
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from HD 202696 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.