What it’s like to stand here
K2-179 b
weight
≈ 1.09 g
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-179 b

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

K2-179
host star
2.51 R⊕
radius
6.86 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
5.2 days
orbital period
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.09 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
5.2 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 622 ly away
Jet airliner
746 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
970,604 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
622 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
227 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-179 b is 2.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-179
5015 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 12.9
ConstellationTaurus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-179 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.