What it’s like to stand here
K2-272 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.02 g
- sun
- 8.2× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-272 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-272 →
host star
3.13 R⊕
radius
9.96 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
14 days
orbital period
474°C (885°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.02 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
14 days
one year, in Earth time
8.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
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 · 1,380 ly away
Jet airliner
1.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,380 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-272
5397 K host star · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-272 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.