What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1180 b
weight
≈ 1.17 g
sun
9.1× wider
sky
bright white

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

Kepler-1180 b

Kepler-1180 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 5,208 ly from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, discovered in 2016 by Kepler.

ESI 0.325,208 lyDiscovered in 2016 by Kepler

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

Kepler-1180
host star
1.99 R⊕
radius
4.62 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
17 days
orbital period
492°C (917°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on Kepler-1180 b, you would weigh roughly about 17% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow-white star looks 9.1× wider than ours, bathing the surface in bright white light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 17 days, and at an estimated 492°C (917°F) it is furnace-hot.

≈ 1.17 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
17 days
one year, in Earth time
9.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
Calculate your exact weight on Kepler-1180 b
Earth Similarity Index0.32#2,173 of 5,788 ranked worlds

How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.97xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.2 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 492°C (917°F), sound would travel roughly 63% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 554 m/s · 1.63× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
☆☆☆☆
Do not travel
  • !Furnace-hot at around 492°C (917°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 1.17 times, so you would move much as you do here.
  • !Its star delivers about 176 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of Kepler-1180 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 5,208 ly away
Jet airliner
6.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
8.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
5,208 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
5 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-1180 b is 2.0× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT: LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.1
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge

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Common questions

What is the gravity on Kepler-1180 b?

Kepler-1180 b's surface gravity is about 1.2 times Earth's, estimated from its size.

How much would you weigh on Kepler-1180 b?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 175 pounds on Kepler-1180 b.

How far is Kepler-1180 b from Earth?

Kepler-1180 b lies about 5,208 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to Kepler-1180 b?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 8.1 million years.

How hot is Kepler-1180 b?

Kepler-1180 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 492°C (917°F).

How long is a year on Kepler-1180 b?

Kepler-1180 b completes one orbit of its star in 17 days.

Illustration generated from Kepler-1180 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.