What it’s like to stand here
KELT-18 b
- weight
- 1.21 g
- sun
- 41.4× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
KELT-18 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
1.21 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.9 days
one year, in Earth time
41.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright 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 · 1,048 ly away
Jet airliner
1.3 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
1,048 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary systemKELT-18
F4 V · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 10.2
ConstellationUrsa Major →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from KELT-18 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.