What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-161 b
weight
0.59 g
sun
14.9× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-161 b

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

Kepler-161
host star
2.12 R⊕
radius
2.63 M⊕
mass · measured
4.9 days
orbital period
595°C (1103°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.59 g
your weight (measured mass)
4.9 days
one year, in Earth time
14.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.7×
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 · 1,418 ly away
Jet airliner
1.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,418 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-161 b is 2.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-161
5078 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 14.4
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-161 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.