What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-153 b
weight
≈ 1.04 g
sun
6.9× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-153 b

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

Kepler-153
host star
2.92 R⊕
radius
8.85 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
19 days
orbital period
348°C (658°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.04 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
19 days
one year, in Earth time
6.9× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
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 · 1,498 ly away
Jet airliner
1.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,498 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-153 b is 2.9× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-153
5404 K host star · 2 planets
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Sibling worlds in this system

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 14.4
ConstellationDraco
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-153 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.