What it’s like to stand here
Qatar-2 b
weight
4.01 g
sun
35.7× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

Qatar-2 b

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

Qatar-2
host star
14.06 R⊕
radius
793 M⊕
mass · measured
1.3 days
orbital period
1071°C (1960°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
4.01 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
1.3 days
one year, in Earth time
35.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.2×
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 · 592 ly away
Jet airliner
709 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
922,606 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
592 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
216 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthQatar-2 b is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Qatar-2
4645 K host star · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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
Host-star brightnessmag 13.4
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Qatar-2 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.