What it’s like to stand here
K2-22 b
weight
84.11 g
sun
62.6× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-22 b

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

K2-22
host star
2.30 R⊕
radius
445 M⊕
mass · measured
9.1 hours
orbital period
1827°C (3320°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
84.11 g
your weight (measured mass)
9.1 hours
one year, in Earth time
62.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.0×
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 · 795 ly away
Jet airliner
954 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
795 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
290 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-22 b is 2.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
K2-22
M0 V · 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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.6
ConstellationLeo
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-22 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.