What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1709 b
weight
≈ 1.02 g
sun
3.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-1709 b

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

Kepler-1709
host star
3.12 R⊕
radius
9.93 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
66 days
orbital period
199°C (390°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.02 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
66 days
one year, in Earth time
3.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 893 ly away
Jet airliner
1.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
893 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
326 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-1709 b is 3.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-1709
5918 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 11.6
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-1709 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.