What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-511 c
weight
≈ 0.93 g
sun
8.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

Kepler-511 c

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

Kepler-511
host star
4.21 R⊕
radius
16.50 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
27 days
orbital period
469°C (876°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.93 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
27 days
one year, in Earth time
8.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
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 · 2,127 ly away
Jet airliner
2.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,127 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-511 c is 4.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-511
5866 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 12.7
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-511 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.