What it’s like to stand here
K2-99 c
- weight
- ≥ 16.82 g
- sun
- 1.8× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
K2-99 c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
K2-99 →
host star
12.60 R⊕
radius
2,670 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
522 days
orbital period
117°C (242°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 16.82 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
522 days
one year, in Earth time
1.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 1,693 ly away
Jet airliner
2.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,693 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
K2-99
G0 IV · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from K2-99 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.