Exoplanet

Kepler-452 b

Orbiting Kepler-452

Overview

Kepler-452 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-452, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.63

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.50

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

384.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

551.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

265

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

1.63

Mass (Earth masses)

3.50

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

265 K

Orbital Period

384.84 days

Distance from Earth

551.7 pc (~1799 ly)

Spectral Type

G2

Temperature

5757 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.0038°, 44.2776°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-452 b

System Context

Kepler-452 b orbits Kepler-452 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.63 Earth radii, a mass of 3.5 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 384.84 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 265 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 551.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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