What it’s like to stand here
K2-264 c
- weight
- ≈ 1.07 g
- sun
- 4.2× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-264 c
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-264 →
host star
2.67 R⊕
radius
7.60 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
20 days
orbital period
58°C (136°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.07 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
20 days
one year, in Earth time
4.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 605 ly away
Jet airliner
726 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
944,128 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
605 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
221 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-264
M2.5 V · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 16.7
ConstellationCancer →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from K2-264 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.