What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-50 b
weight
3.04 g
sun
20.5× wider
sky
bright white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-50 b

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

Kepler-50
host star
1.71 R⊕
radius
8.90 M⊕
mass · measured
7.8 days
orbital period
923°C (1693°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
3.04 g
your weight (measured mass)
7.8 days
one year, in Earth time
20.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.3×
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 · 816 ly away
Jet airliner
978 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
816 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
298 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-50 b is 1.7× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-50
6225 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 10.5
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-50 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.