What it’s like to stand here
K2-136 b
weight
4.18 g
sun
9.6× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Rocky world

K2-136 b

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

K2-136
host star
1.01 R⊕
radius
4.30 M⊕
mass · measured
8.0 days
orbital period
337°C (638°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
4.18 g
your weight (measured mass)
8.0 days
one year, in Earth time
9.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.2×
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 · 193 ly away
Jet airliner
232 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
301,377 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
193 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
71 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-136 b is about the size of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
K2-136
K5.5 · 3 planets
Explore →

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 11.1
ConstellationTaurus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-136 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.