Exoplanet

Kepler-852 b

Orbiting Kepler-852

Overview

Kepler-852 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-852, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.54

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

44.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1619.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.54

Mass (Earth masses)

7.44

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

44.93 days

Distance from Earth

1619.0 pc (~5281 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6100 K

Mass (Solar)

1.19 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.16 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.3916°, 48.5607°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-852 b

System Context

Kepler-852 b orbits Kepler-852 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.54 Earth radii, a mass of 7.44 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 44.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,619 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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