What it’s like to stand here
K2-52 b
- sun
- 40.1× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
K2-52 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-52 →
host star
18.00 R⊕
radius
–
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.5 days
orbital period
1731°C (3148°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
–
gravity, needs mass + radius
3.5 days
one year, in Earth time
40.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
–
jump, needs gravity
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 3,387 ly away
Jet airliner
4.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,387 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-52
7147 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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.9
ConstellationScorpius →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-52 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.