What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-460 c
- weight
- ≈ 0.86 g
- sun
- 1.7× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Ice / gas giant
Kepler-460 c
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
KIC 5437945 →
host star
5.52 R⊕
radius
26.10 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
220 days
orbital period
116°C (241°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.86 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
220 days
one year, in Earth time
1.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 4,155 ly away
Jet airliner
5.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
6.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
4,155 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
4 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
KIC 5437945
6340 K host star · 2 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-460 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.