What it’s like to stand here
K2-285 b
weight
1.44 g
sun
20.6× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-285 b

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

K2-285
host star
2.59 R⊕
radius
9.68 M⊕
mass · measured
3.5 days
orbital period
816°C (1500°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.44 g
your weight (measured mass)
3.5 days
one year, in Earth time
20.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 505 ly away
Jet airliner
606 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
788,249 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
505 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
184 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-285 b is 2.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-285
K2 V · 4 planets
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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
Host-star brightnessmag 12.1
ConstellationPisces
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-285 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.