What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-1428 b
weight
≈ 1.24 g
sun
12.3× wider
sky
bright white

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

Rocky world

Kepler-1428 b

Kepler-1428 b is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 4,991 ly from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, discovered in 2016 by Kepler.

ESI 0.244,991 lyDiscovered in 2016 by Kepler

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

Kepler-1428
host star
1.64 R⊕
radius
3.33 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
11 days
orbital period
776°C (1429°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Standing on Kepler-1428 b, you would weigh roughly about 24% more than you do on Earth. Its yellow-white star looks 12.3× wider than ours, bathing the surface in bright white light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 11 days, and at an estimated 776°C (1429°F) it is furnace-hot.

≈ 1.24 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
11 days
one year, in Earth time
12.3× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.8×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
Calculate your exact weight on Kepler-1428 b
Earth Similarity Index0.24#3,346 of 5,788 ranked worlds

How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity

If your children grew up herea playful thought experiment
EARTH HEIGHT≈ 0.96xEARTH-RAISEDRAISED HERE
much like Earth height

Gravity close to Earth's, at about 1.2 times. A child would grow up much as they would back home.

A playful thought experiment from this world’s gravity, not a prediction about any real person. No human has ever grown up off Earth, so no one truly knows; the direction (taller in low gravity, shorter and stockier in high) follows how growing bodies respond to weight.

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo

Your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 776°C (1429°F), sound would travel roughly 91% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound high and thin, almost cartoonish. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 649 m/s · 1.91× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
☆☆☆☆
Do not travel
  • !Furnace-hot at around 776°C (1429°F), with no liquid water and no shade anywhere.
  • Surface gravity is close to Earth's, about 1.24 times, so you would move much as you do here.
  • !Its star delivers about 818 times the sunlight Earth gets, a blinding, sterilizing glare.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of Kepler-1428 b’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 4,991 ly away
Jet airliner
6.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
7.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
4,991 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
5 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-1428 b is 1.6× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

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

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Common questions

What is the gravity on Kepler-1428 b?

Kepler-1428 b's surface gravity is about 1.2 times Earth's, estimated from its size.

How much would you weigh on Kepler-1428 b?

Someone who weighs 150 pounds on Earth would weigh about 186 pounds on Kepler-1428 b.

How far is Kepler-1428 b from Earth?

Kepler-1428 b lies about 4,991 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to Kepler-1428 b?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 7.8 million years.

How hot is Kepler-1428 b?

Kepler-1428 b's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 776°C (1429°F).

How long is a year on Kepler-1428 b?

Kepler-1428 b completes one orbit of its star in 11 days.

Illustration generated from Kepler-1428 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.