What it’s like to stand here
K2-42 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.14 g
- sun
- 10.4× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
K2-42 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-42 →
host star
2.15 R⊕
radius
5.27 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
6.7 days
orbital period
445°C (833°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.14 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
6.7 days
one year, in Earth time
10.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 1,295 ly away
Jet airliner
1.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,295 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-42
4613 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
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.0
ConstellationVirgo →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-42 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.