What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-56 d
- weight
- ≥ 10.89 g
- sun
- 2.0× wider
- sky
- amber-orange
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Gas giant
Kepler-56 d
Radial Velocity: spotted by the gravitational wobble the planet tugs in its star.
Kepler-56 →
host star
12.80 R⊕
radius
1,784 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
2.7 years
orbital period
52°C (125°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 10.89 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · minimum mass only)
2.7 years
one year, in Earth time
2.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
amber-orange
midday sky tint
0.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 2,978 ly away
Jet airliner
3.6 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
4.6 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,978 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-56
4840 K host star · 3 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-56 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.