What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-102 e
weight
1.00 g
sun
6.2× wider
sky
amber-orange

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-102 e

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

Kepler-102
host star
2.17 R⊕
radius
4.70 M⊕
mass · measured
16 days
orbital period
317°C (602°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.00 g
your weight (measured mass)
16 days
one year, in Earth time
6.2× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
1.0×
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 · 352 ly away
Jet airliner
422 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
548,332 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
352 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
128 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-102 e is 2.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-102
4909 K host star · 5 planets
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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 12.1
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-102 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.