- weight
- 96.65 g
- sun
- 10.5× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
K2-77 b
K2-77 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 462 ly from Earth in the constellation Taurus, discovered in 2016 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 K2-77 b, you would weigh about 9565% more than you do on Earth. Its orange dwarf looks 10.5× wider than ours, bathing the surface in amber-orange light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 8.2 days, and at an estimated 533°C (991°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
Beyond about four times Earth's gravity, a growing child's skeleton could not carry its own weight. A human body simply could not develop here, even sheltered indoors. The shape below is only where the trend points before biology gives out: short, and impossibly dense.
- Bones
- Thick and dense
- More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.
- Heart
- Large and powerful
- Pushing blood upward against stronger gravity demands a bigger, harder-working heart.
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 533°C (991°F), sound would travel roughly 67% 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 533°C (991°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
- !Gravity is 96.7 times Earth's, near the limit at which a person can stand or walk at all.
- !Its star delivers about 58 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
- !Earth-similarity index 0.14: this world has almost nothing in common with our own.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of K2-77 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 462 ly away
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What is the gravity on K2-77 b?
K2-77 b's surface gravity is about 97 times Earth's.
How much would you weigh on K2-77 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 14,498 pounds on K2-77 b.
How far is K2-77 b from Earth?
K2-77 b lies about 462 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to K2-77 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 720,951 years.
How hot is K2-77 b?
K2-77 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 533°C (991°F).
How long is a year on K2-77 b?
K2-77 b completes one orbit of its star in 8.2 days.
Illustration generated from K2-77 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.