What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-338 b
weight
5.14 g
sun
14.8× wider
sky
warm white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-338 b

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

Kepler-338
host star
2.44 R⊕
radius
30.60 M⊕
mass · measured
14 days
orbital period
732°C (1349°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
5.14 g
your weight (measured mass)
14 days
one year, in Earth time
14.8× 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 · 1,803 ly away
Jet airliner
2.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
2.8 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,803 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-338 b is 2.4× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-338
5923 K host star · 4 planets
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Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.2
ConstellationLyra
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-338 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.