What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-11 e
weight
0.46 g
sun
5.5× wider
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

Kepler-11 e

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

Kepler-11
host star
4.19 R⊕
radius
8.00 M⊕
mass · measured
32 days
orbital period
309°C (588°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.46 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
32 days
one year, in Earth time
5.5× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
2.2×
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 · 2,108 ly away
Jet airliner
2.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,108 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-11 e is 4.2× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-11
5663 K host star · 6 planets
Explore →

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 13.8
ConstellationCygnus
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 Kepler-11 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.