- sun
- 6.6× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Kepler-160 d
Kepler-160 d is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 3,056 ly from Earth in the constellation Lyra, discovered in 2020 by Kepler.
Transit Timing Variations: inferred from the gravitational tug it puts on a sibling planet’s transit timing.
Its yellow, Sun-like star looks 6.6× wider than ours, bathing the surface in warm 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 30 days, and at an estimated 403°C (758°F) it is blistering.
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature
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 403°C (758°F), sound would travel roughly 53% 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.
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.
- !Blistering at about 403°C (758°F), far too hot for liquid water on the surface.
- !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.
A playful read of Kepler-160 d’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.
How long to get there · 3,056 ly away
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
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How far is Kepler-160 d from Earth?
Kepler-160 d lies about 3,056 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to Kepler-160 d?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 4.8 million years.
How hot is Kepler-160 d?
Kepler-160 d's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 403°C (758°F).
How long is a year on Kepler-160 d?
Kepler-160 d completes one orbit of its star in 30 days.
Illustration generated from Kepler-160 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.