What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-396 c
weight
0.64 g
sun
2.7× wider
sky
warm white

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

Ice / gas giant

Kepler-396 c

ESI 0.38730 lyDiscovered in 2013 by Kepler

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

Kepler-396 →
host star
5.30 R⊕
radius
17.90 M⊕
mass · measured
89 days
orbital period
117°C (242°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.64 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
89 days
one year, in Earth time
2.7× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.6×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 730 ly away
Jet airliner
875 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.1 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
730 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
266 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-396 c is 5.3× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Kepler-396 cIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-396 bIce / gas giant
PlanetKepler-858 bsimilar world
SystemKepler-95429 ly
Sky regionCygnusthis direction
Host star
Kepler-396
5656 K host star · 2 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 12.3
ConstellationCygnus →
To see the host star4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-396 c's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.