Exoplanet

Kepler-52 b

Orbiting Kepler-52

Overview

Kepler-52 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-52, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.10

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

135.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

321.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.10

Mass (Earth masses)

135.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2013

Orbital Period

7.877+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

135.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.4248

Distance from Earth

321.5 pc (~1049 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4075 K

Mass (Solar)

0.54 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.52 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.7380°, 49.9757°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-52 b

System Context

Kepler-52 b orbits Kepler-52 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.1 Earth radii, a mass of 135 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.88 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 321.5 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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