What it’s like to stand here
K2-170 b
weight
≈ 1.29 g
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

K2-170 b

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

K2-170
host star
1.42 R⊕
radius
2.60 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
7.6 days
orbital period
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.29 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
7.6 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 1,281 ly away
Jet airliner
1.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,281 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-170 b is 1.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-170
5748 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.7
ConstellationAquarius
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-170 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.