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Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
KIC 10001893 b
KIC 10001893 b is a confirmed sub-Neptune exoplanet 5,456 ly from Earth in the constellation Lyra, discovered in 2014 by Kepler.
Orbital Brightness Modulation: spotted by subtle changes in the system’s brightness as it orbits.
Bathing the surface in icy blue-white light. A year passes in just 5.3 hours.
What these mean: surface gravity · tidal locking · equilibrium temperature
Hear how a voice sounds herea computed acoustic demo
Your voice would sound much as it does on Earth.
We do not yet have a temperature for this world, and its atmosphere is unknown, so its acoustics cannot be modelled. In Earth-like air a human voice carries as you know it, and without the temperature that is as far as the physics will take us.
How long to get there · 5,456 ly away
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
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How far is KIC 10001893 b from Earth?
KIC 10001893 b lies about 5,456 light-years from Earth.
How long would it take to get to KIC 10001893 b?
At the speed of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the fastest craft ever built, the journey would take about 8.5 million years.
How long is a year on KIC 10001893 b?
KIC 10001893 b completes one orbit of its star in 5.3 hours.
Illustration generated from KIC 10001893 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.