What it’s like to stand here
K2-405 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.91 g
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
K2-405 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-405 →
host star
4.57 R⊕
radius
18.90 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.4 days
orbital period
696°C (1285°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.91 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
3.4 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 643 ly away
Jet airliner
771 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
643 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
235 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-405
K0 · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
Nearby star systems
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-405 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.