What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1442 b
weight
≈ 0.95 g
sun
3.5× wider
sky
bright white

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

Ice / gas giant

Kepler-1442 b

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

Kepler-1442
host star
3.93 R⊕
radius
14.70 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
81 days
orbital period
249°C (480°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.95 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
81 days
one year, in Earth time
3.5× wider
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 · 1,985 ly away
Jet airliner
2.4 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,985 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-1442 b is 3.9× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-1442
6394 K host star · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 12.1
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-1442 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.