What it’s like to stand here
K2-159 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.12 g
- sun
- 8.2× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-159 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-159 →
host star
2.26 R⊕
radius
5.73 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
12 days
orbital period
411°C (772°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.12 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
12 days
one year, in Earth time
8.2× 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 · 558 ly away
Jet airliner
669 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
869,825 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
558 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
204 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-159
5425 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
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-159 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.