What it’s like to stand here
KELT-6 b
- weight
- 0.78 g
- sun
- 21.7× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
KELT-6 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
0.78 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
7.8 days
one year, in Earth time
21.7× 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 · 785 ly away
Jet airliner
942 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
785 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
287 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
KELT-6
F8 · 2 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
Host-star brightnessmag 10.4
ConstellationComa Berenices →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from KELT-6 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.