What it’s like to stand here
K2-196 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.97 g
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
K2-196 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
≈ 0.97 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
48 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
bright white
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 1,908 ly away
Jet airliner
2.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,908 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-196
6045 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 K2-196 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.