What it’s like to stand here
K2-285 e
- weight
- 2.81 g
- sun
- 4.4× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-285 e
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
2.81 g
your weight (measured mass)
15 days
one year, in Earth time
4.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.4×
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 · 505 ly away
Jet airliner
606 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
788,249 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
505 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
184 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-285
K2 V · 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 K2-285 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.