What it’s like to stand here
K2-396 b
weight
≈ 1.25 g
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

K2-396 b

896 lyDiscovered in 2022 by K2

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

K2-396 →
host star
1.58 R⊕
radius
3.12 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
16.2 hours
orbital period
–
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.25 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
16.2 hours
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 896 ly away
Jet airliner
1.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
896 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
327 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-396 b is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
K2-396 bRocky world
PlanetK2-396 cSub-Neptune
PlanetK2-65 bsimilar world
SystemTOI-535069 ly
Sky regionTaurusthis direction
Host star
K2-396
G9 · 2 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.3
ConstellationTaurus →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-396 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.