What it’s like to stand here
K2-371 b
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
K2-371 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-371 →
host star
13.02 R⊕
radius
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mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.1 days
orbital period
684°C (1263°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
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gravity, needs mass + radius
3.1 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
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jump, needs gravity
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 1,444 ly away
Jet airliner
1.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,444 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
K2-371
4925 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
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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-371 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.