What it’s like to stand here
K2-266 b
- weight
- ≥ 1.03 g
- sun
- 52.7× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-266 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-266 →
host star
3.30 R⊕
radius
11.27 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
15.8 hours
orbital period
1242°C (2267°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.03 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
15.8 hours
one year, in Earth time
52.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 253 ly away
Jet airliner
303 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
394,522 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
253 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
92 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary systemK2-266
4285 K host star · 4 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-266 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.