What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1489 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.21 g
- sun
- 2.4× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-1489 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-1489 →
host star
1.77 R⊕
radius
3.78 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
82 days
orbital period
127°C (260°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.21 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
82 days
one year, in Earth time
2.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 4,185 ly away
Jet airliner
5.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
6.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
4,185 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
4 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.0
ConstellationLyra →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Kepler-1489 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.