What it’s like to stand here
KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b
weight
1.01 g

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

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 10,828 ly from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius, discovered in 2020 by KMTNet.

10,828 lyDiscovered in 2020 by KMTNet

Microlensing: spotted when its gravity briefly magnified the light of a more distant star.

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L
host star
3.19 R⊕
radius · estimated
10.28 M⊕
mass · microlensing (model-dependent)
orbital period
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b, you would weigh almost exactly what you weigh on Earth.

1.01 g
your weight (measured mass)
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
sky color, needs star temp
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Calculate your exact weight on KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 1.00xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at 1.0 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 much as it does on Earth.

We do not yet have a temperature for this world, and its atmosphere is unknown, so its acoustics cannot be modelled. In Earth-like air a human voice carries as you know it, and without the temperature that is as far as the physics will take us.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★
Recommended, with reservations
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, 1.01 times, so you would move much as you do here.

A playful read of KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 10,828 ly away
Jet airliner
13.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
16.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
10,828 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
11 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKMT-2019-BLG-0842L b is 3.2× 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.

Common questions

What is the gravity on KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b?

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b's surface gravity is about 1.0 times Earth's.

How much would you weigh on KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 152 pounds on KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b.

How far is KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b from Earth?

KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b lies about 10,828 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 16.9 million years.

Illustration generated from KMT-2019-BLG-0842L b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.