What it’s like to stand here
XO-2 S b
- weight
- ≥ 0.70 g
- sun
- 7.6× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
XO-2 S b
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
XO-2 S →
host star
10.90 R⊕
radius
82.64 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
18 days
orbital period
433°C (812°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 0.70 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
18 days
one year, in Earth time
7.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.4×
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 · 494 ly away
Jet airliner
592 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
770,125 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
494 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
180 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary systemXO-2 S
G8 V · 4 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
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 XO-2 S b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.