What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1278 b
- weight
- ≈ 0.99 g
- sun
- 26.1× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Kepler-1278 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-1278 →
host star
1.01 R⊕
radius
1.01 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.2 days
orbital period
940°C (1724°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.99 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
3.2 days
one year, in Earth time
26.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright 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 · 2,901 ly away
Jet airliner
3.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,901 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Kepler-1278 bRocky world
PlanetKepler-115 bsimilar world
SystemKepler-145751 ly
Sky regionLyrathis direction
Host star
Kepler-1278
6074 K host star · 1 planet
Sibling worlds in this system
No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.
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 Kepler-1278 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.