What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1487 b
weight
≈ 1.14 g
sun
18.1× wider
sky
bright white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-1487 b

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

Kepler-1487
host star
2.13 R⊕
radius
5.18 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
7.3 days
orbital period
1409°C (2568°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.14 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
7.3 days
one year, in Earth time
18.1× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 3,309 ly away
Jet airliner
4.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,309 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-1487 b is 2.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-1487
6541 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 13.6
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-1487 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.