What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-88 d
- weight
- ≥ 5.62 g
- sun
- 0.36× as wide
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
Kepler-88 d
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
KOI-142 →
host star
13.10 R⊕
radius
965 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
3.8 years
orbital period
-114°C (-174°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 5.62 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
3.8 years
one year, in Earth time
0.36× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm 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 · 1,229 ly away
Jet airliner
1.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,229 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
KOI-142
G6 V · 3 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kepler-88 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.