What it’s like to stand here
K2-379 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.14 g
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-379 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.14 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
8.8 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 594 ly away
Jet airliner
713 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
926,843 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
594 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
217 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-379
4603 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.3
ConstellationSagittarius →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from K2-379 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.