What it’s like to stand here
K2-63 c
- weight
- ≈ 0.95 g
- sun
- 8.6× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
K2-63 c
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-63 →
host star
3.90 R⊕
radius
14.50 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
25 days
orbital period
686°C (1266°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.95 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
25 days
one year, in Earth time
8.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 1,688 ly away
Jet airliner
2.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,688 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
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
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from K2-63 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.