What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-385 b
- weight
- 1.72 g
- sun
- 11.6× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-385 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-385 →
host star
2.73 R⊕
radius
12.80 M⊕
mass · measured
10 days
orbital period
678°C (1252°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
1.72 g
your weight (measured mass)
10 days
one year, in Earth time
11.6× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
0.6×
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 · 4,673 ly away
Jet airliner
5.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
7.3 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
4,673 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
5 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-385
6326 K host star · 3 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
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 15.8
ConstellationCygnus →
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-385 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.