What it’s like to stand here
K2-203 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.34 g
- sun
- 9.3× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
K2-203 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-203 →
host star
1.27 R⊕
radius
2.14 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
9.7 days
orbital period
465°C (869°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.34 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
9.7 days
one year, in Earth time
9.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 542 ly away
Jet airliner
650 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
845,150 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
542 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
198 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-203
5026 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 K2-203 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.