What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-55 b
- weight
- 7.28 g
- sun
- 3.6× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-55 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
7.28 g
your weight (measured mass)
28 days
one year, in Earth time
3.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
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 · 1,888 ly away
Jet airliner
2.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,888 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-55
4362 K host star · 5 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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 15.7
ConstellationLyra →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Kepler-55 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.