What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-340 b
weight
≈ 1.08 g
sun
13.8× wider
sky
bright white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-340 b

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

Kepler-340
host star
2.53 R⊕
radius
6.94 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
15 days
orbital period
819°C (1506°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.08 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
15 days
one year, in Earth time
13.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
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 · 2,638 ly away
Jet airliner
3.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,638 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-340 b is 2.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-340
6620 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
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 12.3
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-340 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.