- weight
- ≈ 0.54 g
- sun
- 13.9× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
K2-116 b
K2-116 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 161 ly from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, discovered in 2017 by K2.
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on K2-116 b, you would weigh roughly about 46% less than you do on Earth. Its orange dwarf looks 13.9× wider than ours, bathing the surface in amber-orange light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 4.7 days, and at an estimated 510°C (950°F) it is furnace-hot.
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
Lighter than home, at about 0.54 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 7 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 high and thin, almost cartoonish.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 510°C (950°F), sound would travel roughly 65% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
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.
- !Furnace-hot at around 510°C (950°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- !Low gravity, about 0.54 times Earth's, would hold only a thin, unbreathable atmosphere at best.
- !Its star delivers about 79 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of K2-116 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 161 ly away
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What is the gravity on K2-116 b?
K2-116 b's surface gravity is about 0.54 times Earth's, estimated from its size.
How much would you weigh on K2-116 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 81 pounds on K2-116 b.
How far is K2-116 b from Earth?
K2-116 b lies about 161 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to K2-116 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 251,212 years.
How hot is K2-116 b?
K2-116 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 510°C (950°F).
How long is a year on K2-116 b?
K2-116 b completes one orbit of its star in 4.7 days.
Illustration generated from K2-116 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.