What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-780 b
weight
≈ 0.81 g
sun
65.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-780 b

Kepler-780 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 1,819 ly from Earth in the constellation Lyra, discovered in 2016 by Kepler.

ESI 0.111,819 lyDiscovered in 2016 by Kepler

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

Kepler-780
host star
0.89 R⊕
radius
0.64 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
16.3 hours
orbital period
1826°C (3319°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on Kepler-780 b, you would weigh roughly about 19% less than you do on Earth. Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 65.9× 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 16.3 hours, and at an estimated 1826°C (3319°F) it is hot enough to melt rock.

≈ 0.81 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
16.3 hours
one year, in Earth time
65.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.2×
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-780 b
Earth Similarity Index0.11#4,937 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≈ 1.0xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at about 0.81 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.

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 1826°C (3319°F), sound would travel roughly 170% 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 ≈ 918 m/s · 2.70× 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
  • !At about 1826°C (3319°F), the daytime side glows: metals run liquid and any atmosphere is being torn away.
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 0.81 times, so you would move much as you do here.
  • !Its star delivers about 4,573 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
  • !Earth-similarity index 0.11: this world has almost nothing in common with our own.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of Kepler-780 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 1,819 ly away
Jet airliner
2.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,819 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-780 b is 1.1× narrower than 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.5
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Common questions

What is the gravity on Kepler-780 b?

Kepler-780 b's surface gravity is about 0.81 times Earth's, estimated from its size.

How much would you weigh on Kepler-780 b?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 121 pounds on Kepler-780 b.

How far is Kepler-780 b from Earth?

Kepler-780 b lies about 1,819 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to Kepler-780 b?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 2.8 million years.

How hot is Kepler-780 b?

Kepler-780 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 1826°C (3319°F).

How long is a year on Kepler-780 b?

Kepler-780 b completes one orbit of its star in 16.3 hours.

Illustration generated from Kepler-780 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.