What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-48 e
- weight
- 3.66 g
- sun
- 0.47× as wide
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
Kepler-48 e
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Kepler-48 →
host star
13.40 R⊕
radius
657 M⊕
mass · measured
2.7 years
orbital period
-102°C (-151°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
3.66 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
2.7 years
one year, in Earth time
0.47× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 1,000 ly away
Jet airliner
1.2 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
1,000 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
1 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-48
5190 K host star · 5 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Gear bridge
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Illustration generated from Kepler-48 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.