What it’s like to stand here
K2-186 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.01 g
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-186 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
≈ 1.01 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
41 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 1,079 ly away
Jet airliner
1.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,079 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
K2-186
5784 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
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-186 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.