What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-26 d
- weight
- ≈ 1.08 g
- sun
- 14.6× wider
- sky
- deep orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Kepler-26 d
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-26 →
host star
1.07 R⊕
radius
1.24 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.5 days
orbital period
379°C (714°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.08 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
3.5 days
one year, in Earth time
14.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
0.9×
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 · 1,094 ly away
Jet airliner
1.3 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.7 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,094 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs 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
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 15.9
ConstellationLyra →
To see the host star10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Kepler-26 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.