What it’s like to stand here
K2-315 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.90 g
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
K2-315 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-315 →
host star
0.95 R⊕
radius
0.81 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.1 days
orbital period
187°C (368°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.90 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
3.1 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
deep orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 186 ly away
Jet airliner
223 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
289,785 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
186 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
68 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-315
M(3.5+/-0.5) V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 17.7
ConstellationLibra →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-315 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.