What it’s like to stand here
KIC 8540376 b
weight
≈ 0.94 g
sky
bright white

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

Ice / gas giant

KIC 8540376 b

3,497 lyDiscovered in 2015 by Kepler

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

KOI-7892 →
host star
4.10 R⊕
radius
15.80 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
32 days
orbital period
–
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.94 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
32 days
one year, in Earth time
–
sun size, needs orbit
bright white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
–
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 3,497 ly away
Jet airliner
4.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.5 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,497 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKIC 8540376 b is 4.1× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
KIC 8540376 bIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-457 dSub-Neptune
PlanetKIC 8540376 cSub-Neptune
PlanetKepler-627 bsimilar world
SystemKepler-723110 ly
Sky regionLyrathis direction
Host star
KOI-7892
6474 K host star · 3 planets
Explore →
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
Host-star brightnessmag 14.4
ConstellationLyra →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.

Illustration generated from KIC 8540376 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.