What it’s like to stand here
K2-83 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.34 g
- sun
- 14.0× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
K2-83 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
K2-83 →
host star
1.24 R⊕
radius
2.08 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
2.7 days
orbital period
434°C (813°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.34 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
2.7 days
one year, in Earth time
14.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 409 ly away
Jet airliner
491 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
638,536 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
409 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
149 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
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 14.5
ConstellationTaurus →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from K2-83 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.