What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-462 b
weight
5.99 g
sun
3.8× wider
sky
blue-white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-462 b

ESI 0.341,946 lyDiscovered in 2016 by Kepler

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

Kepler-462 →
host star
3.00 R⊕
radius
53.90 M⊕
mass · measured
85 days
orbital period
338°C (640°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
5.99 g
your weight (measured mass)
85 days
one year, in Earth time
3.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
blue-white
midday sky tint
0.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 1,946 ly away
Jet airliner
2.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,946 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-462 b is 3.0× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Kepler-462 bSub-Neptune
PlanetKepler-462 cIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-279 dsimilar world
SystemKepler-103847 ly
Sky regionCygnusthis direction
Host star
Kepler-462
7500 K host star · 2 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 11.6
ConstellationCygnus →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-462 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.