What it’s like to stand here
KIC 3558849 b
weight
≈ 0.80 g
sky
bright white

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

Ice / gas giant

KIC 3558849 b

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

KIC 3558849
host star
6.90 R⊕
radius
38.10 M⊕
mass · estimated from radius
3.6 years
orbital period
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
≈ 0.80 g
surface gravity (no solid surface · mass estimated from size)
3.6 years
one year, in Earth time
sun size, needs orbit
bright white
midday sky tint
1.2×
how high you could jump vs Earth
rotation unknown
How long to get there · 3,965 ly away
Jet airliner
4.8 billion years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
6.2 million years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Light speed
3,965 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: fails
Warp 10
4 years
arrives, just older
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthKIC 3558849 b is 6.9× the width of Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
KIC 3558849
6175 K host star · 1 planet
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Sibling worlds in this system

No other confirmed planets here yet. New ones auto-appear as telescopes report.

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 14.3
ConstellationCygnus
To see the host star8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from KIC 3558849 b's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.