What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-342 c
- weight
- ≈ 1.17 g
- sun
- 8.0× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-342 c
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-342 →
host star
1.96 R⊕
radius
4.50 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
26 days
orbital period
481°C (898°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.17 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
26 days
one year, in Earth time
8.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
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 · 2,549 ly away
Jet airliner
3.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,549 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-342
6175 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-342 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.