What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-401 d
weight
≈ 1.12 g
sun
1.9× wider
sky
bright white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-401 d

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

Kepler-401
host star
2.27 R⊕
radius
5.77 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
184 days
orbital period
107°C (224°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.12 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
184 days
one year, in Earth time
1.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 3,149 ly away
Jet airliner
3.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,149 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-401 d is 2.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-401
6117 K host star · 3 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 13.4
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-401 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.