What it’s like to stand here
Kepler-9 d
- weight
- ≥ 3.13 g
- sun
- 37.0× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Kepler-9 d
Transit: spotted by the tiny, repeating dip in its star’s light each time the planet crosses in front of it.
Kepler-9 →
host star
1.64 R⊕
radius
8.41 M⊕
mass · minimum (m·sin i)
1.6 days
orbital period
1753°C (3187°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≥ 3.13 g
your weight (minimum mass only)
1.6 days
one year, in Earth time
37.0× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
0.3×
how high you could jump vs Earth
likely
likely tidally locked: probably eternal day on one side, night on the other
How long to get there · 2,049 ly away
Jet airliner
2.5 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
3.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
2,049 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
2 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Kepler-9
5774 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-9 d's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.