What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-51 d
- weight
- 0.08 g
- sun
- 1.8× wider
- sky
- bright white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
Kepler-51 d
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
What it's like to stand here
0.08 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · measured mass)
130 days
one year, in Earth time
1.8× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
12.4×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 2,557 ly away
Jet airliner
3.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.0 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,557 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-51
6018 K host star · 4 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 14.9
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-51 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.