What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-79 e
weight
0.34 g
sun
3.4× wider
sky
bright white

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

Sub-Neptune

Kepler-79 e

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

Kepler-79
host star
3.49 R⊕
radius
4.10 M⊕
mass · measured
81 days
orbital period
238°C (460°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.34 g
your weight (measured mass)
81 days
one year, in Earth time
3.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
bright white
midday sky tint
3.0×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 3,329 ly away
Jet airliner
4.0 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
5.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,329 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
3 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKepler-79 e is 3.5× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-79
6174 K host star · 4 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 14.0
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Kepler-79 e's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.