- weight
- ≈ 1.30 g
- sun
- 1.7× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Kepler-1229 b
Kepler-1229 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 866 ly from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, discovered 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.
Standing on Kepler-1229 b, you would weigh roughly about 30% more than you do on Earth. Its orange dwarf looks 1.7× wider than ours, bathing the surface in deep orange light. A year passes in just 87 days, and it sits squarely in the habitable zone, among the more Earth-like worlds known.
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 · habitable zone
If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
A little heavier than home, at about 1.3 times Earth's gravity. A child raised here would likely grow a little shorter and sturdier than their Earth-raised parents, about 0.95x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 7 in, with denser bones.
- Bones
- Thick and dense
- More weight to bear forces the skeleton to grow denser and stronger all through childhood.
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 deeper and fuller.
Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about -61°C (-78°F), sound would travel roughly 14% slower than on Earth, so your voice would sound deeper and fuller. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.
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.
- !Cold at about -61°C (-78°F), survivable only fully suited and heated.
- Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 1.30 times, so you would move much as you do here.
- A high Earth-similarity index of 0.82, among the more Earth-like worlds known.
- It orbits within the habitable zone, where a world could in principle hold liquid water.
A playful read of Kepler-1229 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 866 ly away
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What is the gravity on Kepler-1229 b?
Kepler-1229 b's surface gravity is about 1.3 times Earth's, estimated from its size.
How much would you weigh on Kepler-1229 b?
Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 194 pounds on Kepler-1229 b.
How far is Kepler-1229 b from Earth?
Kepler-1229 b lies about 866 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to Kepler-1229 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 1.4 million years.
How hot is Kepler-1229 b?
Kepler-1229 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about -61°C (-78°F).
Is Kepler-1229 b habitable?
Kepler-1229 b orbits inside its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where liquid water could be stable, and its Earth-similarity index is 0.82. That makes it worth studying, but it is not evidence of life: we have no measurement of its atmosphere, water, or surface.
How long is a year on Kepler-1229 b?
Kepler-1229 b completes one orbit of its star in 87 days.
Illustration generated from Kepler-1229 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.