What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-169 e
weight
≈ 1.13 g
sun
7.3× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-169 e

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

Kepler-169
host star
2.20 R⊕
radius
5.48 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
14 days
orbital period
322°C (611°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.13 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
14 days
one year, in Earth time
7.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
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 · 1,326 ly away
Jet airliner
1.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,326 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-169 e is 2.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-169
4997 K host star · 5 planets
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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 14.4
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-169 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.