What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1162 c
- weight
- ≈ 1.20 g
- sun
- 3.0× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-1162 c
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-1162 →
host star
1.81 R⊕
radius
3.93 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
59 days
orbital period
128°C (262°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.20 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
59 days
one year, in Earth time
3.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
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 · 3,067 ly away
Jet airliner
3.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,067 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-1162
5225 K host star · 2 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-1162 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.