What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-101 c
weight
2.42 g
sun
22.7× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-101 c

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

Kepler-101
host star
1.25 R⊕
radius
3.78 M⊕
mass · measured
6.0 days
orbital period
1140°C (2084°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
2.42 g
your weight (measured mass)
6.0 days
one year, in Earth time
22.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.4×
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 · 3,027 ly away
Jet airliner
3.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,027 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-101 c is 1.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-101
G3 IV · 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
ConstellationDraco
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-101 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.