What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-130 b
weight
≈ 1.00 g
sun
14.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-130 b

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

Kepler-130
host star
1.02 R⊕
radius
1.04 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
8.5 days
orbital period
709°C (1308°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.00 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
8.5 days
one year, in Earth time
14.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 1,033 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,033 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-130 b is about the size of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary system
Kepler-130
5884 K host star · 3 planets
Explore →

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.6
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-130 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.