What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-262 c
weight
≈ 1.24 g
sun
5.8× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-262 c

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

Kepler-262
host star
1.64 R⊕
radius
3.33 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
22 days
orbital period
345°C (653°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.24 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
22 days
one year, in Earth time
5.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 2,000 ly away
Jet airliner
2.4 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,000 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-262 c is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-262
5841 K host star · 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 14.5
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-262 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.