What it’s like to stand here
K2-229 c
weight
1.70 g
sun
10.3× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-229 c

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

K2-229
host star
2.03 R⊕
radius
7.00 M⊕
mass · measured
8.3 days
orbital period
477°C (890°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.70 g
your weight (measured mass)
8.3 days
one year, in Earth time
10.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 335 ly away
Jet airliner
401 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
521,718 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
335 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
122 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-229 c is 2.0× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-229
G9 · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.0
ConstellationVirgo
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-229 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.