What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-452 b
weight
≈ 1.24 g
sun
about the same
sky
warm white

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

Rocky world · likely temperate

Kepler-452 b

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

Kepler-452
host star
1.63 R⊕
radius
3.29 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
385 days
orbital period
-8°C (17°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.24 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
385 days
one year, in Earth time
about the same
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 1,799 ly away
Jet airliner
2.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,799 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-452 b is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-452
G2 · 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.5
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-452 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.