What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-279 e
- weight
- 3.28 g
- sun
- 3.3× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
Kepler-279 e
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
3.28 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
98 days
one year, in Earth time
3.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 3,384 ly away
Jet airliner
4.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,384 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-279
6689 K host star · 4 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kepler-279 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.