- weight
- ≈ 1.01 g
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
K2-348 b
K2-348 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 658 ly from Earth in the constellation Cancer, discovered in 2021 by K2.
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Standing on K2-348 b, you would weigh roughly almost exactly what you weigh on Earth. Bathing the surface in amber-orange light. A year passes in just 4.7 days, and at an estimated 635°C (1175°F) it is furnace-hot.
How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.0 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.
A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.
Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo
Your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 635°C (1175°F), sound would travel roughly 78% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- !Furnace-hot at around 635°C (1175°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 1.01 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- !Its star delivers about 133 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
A playful read of K2-348 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 658 ly away
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What is the gravity on K2-348 b?
K2-348 b's surface gravity is about 1.0 times Earth's, estimated from its size.
How much would you weigh on K2-348 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 151 pounds on K2-348 b.
How far is K2-348 b from Earth?
K2-348 b lies about 658 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to K2-348 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 1.0 million years.
How hot is K2-348 b?
K2-348 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 635°C (1175°F).
How long is a year on K2-348 b?
K2-348 b completes one orbit of its star in 4.7 days.
Illustration generated from K2-348 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.