What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-54 d
sun
4.4× wider
sky
deep orange

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

Rocky world

Kepler-54 d

Kepler-54 d is a confirmed rocky exoplanet 886 ly from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, discovered in 2014 by Kepler.

ESI 0.66886 lyDiscovered in 2014 by Kepler

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

Kepler-54 →
host star
1.53 R⊕
radius
12.09 M⊕
mass · measured
21 days
orbital period
55°C (131°F)
avg temp
Human scale

Its orange dwarf looks 4.4× wider than ours, bathing the surface in deep orange light. It is likely tidally locked, so that sun never moves in the sky: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night. A year passes in just 21 days, and at an estimated 55°C (131°F) it is warm.

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your weight, not stated
EXCLUDED
21 days
one year, in Earth time
CALCULATED
4.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
deep orange
midday sky tint
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jump, needs gravity
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other

Catalog values (NASA Exoplanet Archive): mass 12.09 M⊕, radius 1.53 R⊕. Its catalog mass and radius imply a density of 18.6 g/cm³, denser than compressed iron, so they cannot both be right, and gravityfinder does not use Kepler-54 d in gravity rankings or weight calculations.

Earth Similarity Index0.66CALCULATED#197 of 5,873 ranked worlds

How closely this world matches Earth in size and warmth, from 0 to 1 (Earth = 1.0). Computed by gravityfinder. See every world ranked →

What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature · Earth similarity

Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demoEXPERIMENTAL · just for fun

Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.

Assuming Earth-like air at this world's temperature of about 55°C (131°F), sound would travel roughly 7% faster than on Earth, so your voice would sound much as it does on Earth. The real atmosphere is unknown, so this is a best guess.

sound speed ≈ 363 m/s · 1.07× Earth · assumes Earth-like air

A real voice sample, pitch-shifted (tempo held constant) to suggest the acoustics: a playful approximation, not a precise simulation. Voice: Lingua Libre / Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The journey
Cosmic travel advisory
★★★★☆
Recommended, with reservations
  • !Persistently hot at around 55°C (131°F), well above anything you would call comfortable.
  • !Likely tidally locked: one hemisphere in endless day, the other in permanent night.

A playful read of Kepler-54 d’s measured and computed values, not a real advisory.

How long to get there · 886 ly awayCALCULATED
Jet airliner
1.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
1.4 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
886 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Warp 10
323 days
arrives thriving
Folding spacetimeinstant, plus 1 hr of paperwork
1 hour
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-54 d is 1.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
NOT VISUALLY OBSERVABLE
Host-star brightnessmag 16.3
ConstellationCygnus →
To see the host starbeyond backyard telescopes
Gear bridge

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Common questions

How far is Kepler-54 d from Earth?

Kepler-54 d lies about 886 light-years from Earth.

How long would it take to get to Kepler-54 d?

At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 1.4 million years.

How hot is Kepler-54 d?

Kepler-54 d's equilibrium temperature, the balance it reaches from its star's light alone before any greenhouse warming, is about 55°C (131°F).

How long is a year on Kepler-54 d?

Kepler-54 d completes one orbit of its star in 21 days.

Illustration generated from Kepler-54 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.