What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-117 b
- weight
- 0.46 g
- sun
- 11.1× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
Kepler-117 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-117 →
host star
8.06 R⊕
radius
29.88 M⊕
mass · measured
19 days
orbital period
711°C (1312°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.46 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
19 days
one year, in Earth time
11.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
2.2×
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 · 4,747 ly away
Jet airliner
5.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
7.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
4,747 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
5 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-117
F8 V · 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kepler-117 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.