What it’s like to stand here
K2-14 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.89 g
- sun
- 7.2× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
K2-14 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-14 →
host star
4.81 R⊕
radius
20.70 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
8.4 days
orbital period
215°C (419°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.89 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
8.4 days
one year, in Earth time
7.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
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 · 1,187 ly away
Jet airliner
1.4 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,187 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-14
M0 · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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 15.8
ConstellationVirgo →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-14 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.