What it’s like to stand here
K2-127 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.76 g
- sun
- 16.0× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
K2-127 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-127 →
host star
8.37 R⊕
radius
52.90 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.6 days
orbital period
536°C (997°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.76 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
3.6 days
one year, in Earth time
16.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 2,316 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
2,316 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-127
4575 K host star · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.0
ConstellationVirgo →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-127 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.