What it’s like to stand here
K2-90 b
weight
≈ 1.08 g
sun
6.4× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

K2-90 b

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

K2-90
host star
2.60 R⊕
radius
7.27 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
14 days
orbital period
229°C (444°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.08 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
14 days
one year, in Earth time
6.4× 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 · 438 ly away
Jet airliner
525 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
682,582 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
438 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
160 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthK2-90 b is 2.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-90
4422 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 13.7
ConstellationTaurus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from K2-90 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.