What it’s like to stand here
K2-138 e
weight
1.13 g
sun
11.0× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-138 e

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

K2-138
host star
3.39 R⊕
radius
12.97 M⊕
mass · measured
8.3 days
orbital period
484°C (903°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.13 g
your weight (measured mass)
8.3 days
one year, in Earth time
11.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 661 ly away
Jet airliner
792 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
661 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
241 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-138 e is 3.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-138
G8 V · 6 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.2
ConstellationAquarius
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-138 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.