What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-417 c
- weight
- ≈ 1.06 g
- sun
- 6.7× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-417 c
Transit Timing Variations: inferred from the gravitational tug it puts on a sibling planet’s transit timing.
Kepler-417 →
host star
2.69 R⊕
radius
7.70 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
16 days
orbital period
343°C (649°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.06 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
16 days
one year, in Earth time
6.7× 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 · 3,177 ly away
Jet airliner
3.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,177 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-417
5177 K host star · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.9
ConstellationCygnus →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Kepler-417 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.