What it’s like to stand here
XO-2 N b
weight
1.61 g
sun
27.1× wider
sky
warm white

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

Gas giant

XO-2 N b

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

XO-2 N
host star
11.13 R⊕
radius
200 M⊕
mass · measured
2.6 days
orbital period
1055°C (1931°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.61 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.6 days
one year, in Earth time
27.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 503 ly away
Jet airliner
603 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
784,749 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
503 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
184 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthXO-2 N b is 11× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
XO-2 N
G8 V · 4 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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
Host-star brightnessmag 11.2
ConstellationLynx
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from XO-2 N b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.