What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-37 b
weight
8.23 g
sun
7.7× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-37 b

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

Kepler-37
host star
0.31 R⊕
radius
0.79 M⊕
mass · measured
13 days
orbital period
445°C (833°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
8.23 g
your weight (measured mass)
13 days
one year, in Earth time
7.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.1×
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 · 208 ly away
Jet airliner
250 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
325,149 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
208 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
76 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-37 b is 3.2× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-37
5357 K host star · 4 planets
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Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 9.8
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-37 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.