What it’s like to stand here
K2-149 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.24 g
- sun
- 6.8× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
K2-149 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-149 →
host star
1.64 R⊕
radius
3.33 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
11 days
orbital period
199°C (391°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.24 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
11 days
one year, in Earth time
6.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 403 ly away
Jet airliner
484 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
629,110 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
403 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
147 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-149
M1.0 V · 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 14.5
ConstellationPisces →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-149 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.