What it’s like to stand here
K2-36 c
weight
0.77 g
sun
13.0× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-36 c

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

K2-36
host star
3.20 R⊕
radius
7.90 M⊕
mass · measured
5.3 days
orbital period
581°C (1078°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.77 g
your weight (measured mass)
5.3 days
one year, in Earth time
13.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.3×
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 · 358 ly away
Jet airliner
429 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
558,267 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
358 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
131 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-36 c is 3.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-36
K2 V · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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
Host-star brightnessmag 11.7
ConstellationLeo
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-36 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.