What it’s like to stand here
K2-348 b
weight
≈ 1.01 g
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-348 b

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

K2-348
host star
3.26 R⊕
radius
10.70 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
4.7 days
orbital period
635°C (1175°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.01 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
4.7 days
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 658 ly away
Jet airliner
789 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
658 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
240 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-348 b is 3.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-348
5077 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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
Host-star brightnessmag 12.6
ConstellationCancer
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-348 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.