What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-160 d
- sun
- 6.6× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-160 d
Transit Timing Variations: inferred from the gravitational tug it puts on a sibling planet’s transit timing.
What it's like to stand here
–
gravity, needs mass + radius
30 days
one year, in Earth time
6.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
–
jump, needs gravity
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 3,056 ly away
Jet airliner
3.7 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,056 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
Host star
Kepler-160
5471 K host star · 3 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 14.8
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-160 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.