What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-495 c
weight
≈ 1.33 g
sun
17.7× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-495 c

Kepler-495 c is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 2,149 ly from Earth in the constellation Lyra, discovered in 2021 by Kepler.

ESI 0.272,149 lyDiscovered in 2021 by Kepler

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

Kepler-495
host star
1.22 R⊕
radius
1.98 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
5.9 days
orbital period
727°C (1340°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on Kepler-495 c, you would weigh roughly about 33% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 17.7× wider than ours, bathing the surface in warm white light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 5.9 days, and at an estimated 727°C (1340°F) it is furnace-hot.

≈ 1.33 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
5.9 days
one year, in Earth time
17.7× 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
Calculate your exact weight on Kepler-495 c
Earth Similarity Index0.27#2,868 of 5,788 ranked worlds

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

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.94xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
about 0.94x as tall as on Earth · a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 6 in

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 0.94x as tall as on Earth: a 5 ft 10 in adult could stand nearer 5 ft 6 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 high and thin, almost cartoonish.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 727°C (1340°F), sound would travel roughly 86% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 634 m/s · 1.86× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

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.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
☆☆☆☆
Do not travel
  • !Furnace-hot at around 727°C (1340°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 1.33 times, so you would move much as you do here.
  • !Its star delivers about 108 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of Kepler-495 c’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 2,149 ly away
Jet airliner
2.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,149 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-495 c is 1.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT: LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 14.9
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge

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Common questions

What is the gravity on Kepler-495 c?

Kepler-495 c's surface gravity is about 1.3 times Earth's, estimated from its size.

How much would you weigh on Kepler-495 c?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 200 pounds on Kepler-495 c.

How far is Kepler-495 c from Earth?

Kepler-495 c lies about 2,149 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to Kepler-495 c?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 3.4 million years.

How hot is Kepler-495 c?

Kepler-495 c's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 727°C (1340°F).

How long is a year on Kepler-495 c?

Kepler-495 c completes one orbit of its star in 5.9 days.

Illustration generated from Kepler-495 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.