What it’s like to stand here
KELT-4 A b
weight
0.79 g
sun
36.8× wider
sky
bright white

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

Gas giant

KELT-4 A b

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

KELT-4 A
host star
19.04 R⊕
radius
287 M⊕
mass · measured
3.0 days
orbital period
1550°C (2822°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.79 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
3.0 days
one year, in Earth time
36.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
1.3×
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 · 711 ly away
Jet airliner
853 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
711 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
260 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKELT-4 A b is 19× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Triple system
KELT-4 A
F · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 10.0
ConstellationLeo
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from KELT-4 A b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.