What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-277 c
weight
5.69 g
sun
7.8× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-277 c

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

Kepler-277
host star
3.36 R⊕
radius
64.20 M⊕
mass · measured
33 days
orbital period
505°C (941°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
5.69 g
your weight (measured mass)
33 days
one year, in Earth time
7.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.2×
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 · 3,185 ly away
Jet airliner
3.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,185 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-277 c is 3.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-277
5946 K host star · 2 planets
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Can you see it tonight? · observe
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.5
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
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Illustration generated from Kepler-277 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.