What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-431 c
- weight
- ≈ 0.51 g
- sun
- 12.9× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Kepler-431 c
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-431 →
host star
0.67 R⊕
radius
0.23 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
8.7 days
orbital period
678°C (1252°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.51 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
8.7 days
one year, in Earth time
12.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.9×
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 · 1,587 ly away
Jet airliner
1.9 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,587 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-431
6004 K host star · 3 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kepler-431 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.