Exoplanet

Kepler-252 b

Orbiting Kepler-252

Overview

Kepler-252 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-252, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.23

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

379.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.23

Mass (Earth masses)

2.17

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.668+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0580au

Distance from Earth

379.4 pc (~1238 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4208 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.55 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.5793°, 44.5459°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-252 b

System Context

Kepler-252 b orbits Kepler-252 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.23 Earth radii, a mass of 2.17 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.67 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 379.4 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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