What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-162 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.34 g
- sun
- 13.9× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Kepler-162 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-162 →
host star
1.26 R⊕
radius
2.13 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
6.9 days
orbital period
688°C (1270°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.34 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
6.9 days
one year, in Earth time
13.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.7×
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 · 2,791 ly away
Jet airliner
3.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,791 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-162
5816 K host star · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
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-162 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.