What it’s like to stand here
K2-223 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.81 g
- sun
- 75.5× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
K2-223 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-223 →
host star
0.89 R⊕
radius
0.64 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
12.1 hours
orbital period
1998°C (3628°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.81 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
12.1 hours
one year, in Earth time
75.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.2×
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 · 648 ly away
Jet airliner
777 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
648 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
236 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-223
5859 K host star · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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 K2-223 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.