What it’s like to stand here
K2-210 b
weight
≈ 0.77 g
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

K2-210 b

K2-210 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 576 ly from Earth in the constellation Cetus, discovered in 2018 by K2.

576 lyDiscovered in 2018 by K2

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

K2-210
host star
0.86 R⊕
radius
0.57 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
13.7 hours
orbital period
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on K2-210 b, you would weigh roughly about 23% less than you do on Earth. Bathing the surface in warm white light. A year passes in just 13.7 hours.

≈ 0.77 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
13.7 hours
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
1.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
Calculate your exact weight on K2-210 b

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 1.1xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
about 1.1x taller than on Earth · a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 6 ft 2 in

Lighter than home, at about 0.77 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow taller and more slender than their Earth-raised parents, about 1.1x taller than on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 6 ft 2 in.

Bones
Light and slender
With little weight to carry, the growing skeleton lays down far less bone, the way astronauts' bones thin in months of low gravity.
Movement
Bounding and springy
So little weight means each step would carry the body up and forward in long, floating strides.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.

We do not yet have a temperature for this world, and its atmosphere is unknown, so its acoustics cannot be modelled. In Earth-like air a human voice carries as you know it, and without the temperature that is as far as the physics will take us.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★
Recommended, with reservations
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 0.77 times, so you would move much as you do here.

A playful read of K2-210 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 576 ly away
Jet airliner
690 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
897,864 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
576 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
210 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-210 b is 1.2× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

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
Host-star brightnessmag 11.5
ConstellationCetus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.

Common questions

What is the gravity on K2-210 b?

K2-210 b's surface gravity is about 0.77 times Earth's, estimated from its size.

How much would you weigh on K2-210 b?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 115 pounds on K2-210 b.

How far is K2-210 b from Earth?

K2-210 b lies about 576 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to K2-210 b?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 897,864 years.

How long is a year on K2-210 b?

K2-210 b completes one orbit of its star in 13.7 hours.

Illustration generated from K2-210 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.