What it’s like to stand here
K2-268 d
weight
≈ 1.27 g
sky
amber-orange

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

Rocky world

K2-268 d

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

K2-268
host star
1.49 R⊕
radius
2.83 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
4.5 days
orbital period
615°C (1139°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.27 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
4.5 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 1,069 ly away
Jet airliner
1.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,069 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-268 d is 1.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-268
5106 K host star · 5 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.8
ConstellationCancer
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-268 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.