What it’s like to stand here
KIC 9663113 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.91 g
- sun
- 0.66× as wide
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
KIC 9663113 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
KIC 9663113 →
host star
4.60 R⊕
radius
19.20 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
572 days
orbital period
-9°C (16°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.91 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
572 days
one year, in Earth time
0.66× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 5,201 ly away
Jet airliner
6.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
8.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
5,201 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
5 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
KIC 9663113
6065 K host star · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
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
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from KIC 9663113 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.