What it’s like to stand here
K2-266 d
weight
1.04 g
sun
6.8× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-266 d

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
2.93 R⊕
radius
8.90 M⊕
mass · measured
15 days
orbital period
265°C (509°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.04 g
your weight (measured mass)
15 days
one year, in Earth time
6.8× 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
EarthK2-266 d is 2.9× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
K2-266
4285 K host star · 4 planets
Explore →

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 11.6
ConstellationSextans
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-266 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.