What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-68 d
- weight
- 1.38 g
- sun
- about the same
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant · likely temperate
Kepler-68 d
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
What it's like to stand here
1.38 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
1.7 years
one year, in Earth time
about the same
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.7×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 470 ly away
Jet airliner
564 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
733,338 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
470 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
172 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Binary systemKepler-68
5847 K host star · 4 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kepler-68 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.