What it’s like to stand here
K2-116 b
weight
≈ 0.54 g
sun
13.9× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Rocky world

K2-116 b

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

K2-116
host star
0.69 R⊕
radius
0.26 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
4.7 days
orbital period
510°C (950°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.54 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
4.7 days
one year, in Earth time
13.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.9×
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 · 161 ly away
Jet airliner
193 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
251,212 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
161 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
59 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-116 b is 1.4× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-116
4348 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 10.8
ConstellationAquarius
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-116 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.