What it’s like to stand here
KOI-984 b
weight
≈ 0.92 g
sun
16.2× wider
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

KOI-984 b

ESI 0.17824 lyDiscovered in 2022 by Kepler

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

KOI-984 →
host star
4.30 R⊕
radius
17.10 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
4.3 days
orbital period
749°C (1380°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.92 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
4.3 days
one year, in Earth time
16.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 824 ly away
Jet airliner
988 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
824 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
301 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKOI-984 b is 4.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
KOI-984 bIce / gas giant
PlanetKOI-984 cGas giant
PlanetHD 77338 bsimilar world
SystemKepler-162428 ly
Sky regionLyrathis direction
Host star
KOI-984
5295 K host star · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.8
ConstellationLyra →
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from KOI-984 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.