What it’s like to stand here
K2-18 c
- weight
- ≥ 1.07 g
- sun
- 6.8× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-18 c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
K2-18 →
host star
2.65 R⊕
radius
7.51 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
9.0 days
orbital period
90°C (194°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.07 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
9.0 days
one year, in Earth time
6.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 124 ly away
Jet airliner
149 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
193,432 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
124 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
45 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-18
M2.5 V · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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 K2-18 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.