What it’s like to stand here
K2-157 b
weight
1.30 g
sun
84.7× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

K2-157 b

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

K2-157
host star
0.94 R⊕
radius
1.14 M⊕
mass · measured
8.8 hours
orbital period
2159°C (3918°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.30 g
your weight (measured mass)
8.8 hours
one year, in Earth time
84.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 973 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 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
973 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
355 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-157 b is 1.1× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-157
G9 V · 3 planets
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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 12.9
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-157 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.