What it’s like to stand here
K2-157 c
- weight
- ≥ 0.83 g
- sun
- 5.2× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
K2-157 c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
K2-157 →
host star
6.08 R⊕
radius
30.80 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
26 days
orbital period
314°C (597°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.83 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
26 days
one year, in Earth time
5.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.2×
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 · 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
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
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Illustration generated from K2-157 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.