What it’s like to stand here
HD 224018 d
weight
0.73 g
sun
2.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

HD 224018 d

HD 224018 d is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 344 ly from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, discovered in 2025 by K2.

ESI 0.51344 lyDiscovered in 2025 by K2

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

HD 224018
host star
2.40 R⊕
radius
4.20 M⊕
mass · measured
138 days
orbital period
138°C (280°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on HD 224018 d, you would weigh about 27% less than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 2.2× wider than ours, bathing the surface in warm white light. A year passes in just 138 days, and at an estimated 138°C (280°F) it is blistering.

0.73 g
your weight (measured mass)
138 days
one year, in Earth time
2.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.4×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Calculate your exact weight on HD 224018 d
Earth Similarity Index0.51#545 of 5,788 ranked worlds

How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →

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

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 1.1xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
about 1.1x taller than on Earth · a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 6 ft 3 in

Lighter than home, at 0.73 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow taller and more slender than their Earth-raised parents, about 1.1x taller than on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 6 ft 3 in.

Bones
Light and slender
With little weight to carry, the growing skeleton lays down far less bone, the way astronauts' bones thin in months of low gravity.
Movement
Bounding and springy
So little weight means each step would carry the body up and forward in long, floating strides.

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 noticeably higher and reedier.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 138°C (280°F), sound would travel roughly 19% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound noticeably higher and reedier. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 406 m/s · 1.19× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★
Recommended, with reservations
  • !Persistently hot at around 138°C (280°F), well above anything you would call comfortable.
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, 0.73 times, so you would move much as you do here.

A playful read of HD 224018 d’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 344 ly away
Jet airliner
413 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
536,551 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
344 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
126 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthHD 224018 d is 2.4× 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.7
ConstellationAquarius
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Common questions

What is the gravity on HD 224018 d?

HD 224018 d's surface gravity is about 0.73 times Earth's.

How much would you weigh on HD 224018 d?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 109 pounds on HD 224018 d.

How far is HD 224018 d from Earth?

HD 224018 d lies about 344 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to HD 224018 d?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 536,551 years.

How hot is HD 224018 d?

HD 224018 d's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 138°C (280°F).

How long is a year on HD 224018 d?

HD 224018 d completes one orbit of its star in 138 days.

Illustration generated from HD 224018 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.