What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-131 c
weight
11.69 g
sun
5.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-131 c

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

Kepler-131
host star
0.84 R⊕
radius
8.25 M⊕
mass · measured
26 days
orbital period
342°C (647°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
11.69 g
your weight (measured mass)
26 days
one year, in Earth time
5.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
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 · 746 ly away
Jet airliner
894 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
746 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
272 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-131 c is 1.2× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-131
5685 K host star · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.5
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
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Illustration generated from Kepler-131 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.