What it’s like to stand here
K2-18 b
- weight
- 1.59 g
- sun
- 2.9× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune · likely temperate
K2-18 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
1.59 g
your weight (measured mass)
33 days
one year, in Earth time
2.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 124 ly away
Jet airliner
149 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
193,432 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
124 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
45 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-18
M2.5 V · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-18 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.