What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-896 b
- weight
- ≈ 1.08 g
- sun
- 1.4× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Sub-Neptune
Kepler-896 b
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-896 →
host star
2.53 R⊕
radius
6.94 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
145 days
orbital period
30°C (86°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 1.08 g
your weight (mass estimated from size)
145 days
one year, in Earth time
1.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
How long to get there · 7,616 ly away
Jet airliner
9.1 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
11.9 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
7,615 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
8 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-896
5510 K host star · 2 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
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 15.5
ConstellationLyra →
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-896 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.