What it’s like to stand here
K2-226 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.26 g
- sun
- 21.6× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
K2-226 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-226 →
host star
1.54 R⊕
radius
2.98 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.3 days
orbital period
914°C (1677°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.26 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
3.3 days
one year, in Earth time
21.6× 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 · 689 ly away
Jet airliner
826 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
689 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
252 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-226
5288 K host star · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-226 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.