What it’s like to stand here
K2-388 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.95 g
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
K2-388 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-388 →
host star
3.90 R⊕
radius
14.50 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
6.3 days
orbital period
601°C (1114°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.95 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
6.3 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 947 ly away
Jet airliner
1.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
947 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
346 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
K2-388 bIce / gas giant
PlanetTOI-1718 bsimilar world
SystemK2-41360 ly
Sky regionAquariusthis direction
Host star
K2-388
G8 · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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 K2-388 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.