What it’s like to stand here
Kapteyn c
- weight
- ≥ 1.09 g
- sun
- about the same
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kapteyn c
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Kapteyn →
host star
2.54 R⊕
radius
7.00 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
122 days
orbital period
-108°C (-162°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.09 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
122 days
one year, in Earth time
about the same
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 12.8 ly away
Jet airliner
15.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
20,006 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
13 years
arrives elderly
Warp 10
5 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kapteyn
M2.0V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kapteyn c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.