What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-48 f
weight
≥ 1.57 g
sun
0.15× as wide
sky
amber-orange

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

Gas giant

Kepler-48 f

Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.

Kepler-48
host star
13.80 R⊕
radius
299 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
14.3 years
orbital period
-177°C (-287°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 1.57 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
14.3 years
one year, in Earth time
0.15× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.6×
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
EarthKepler-48 f is 14× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-48
5190 K host star · 5 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
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Host-star brightnessmag 13.2
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-48 f's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.