Kepler-452b

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Kepler-452b
Extrasolar planet

List of extrasolar planets

Artist's concept of Kepler-452b

Parent star

Star

Kepler-452

Constellation

Cygnus

Right ascension

()

19h 44m 00.89s[1]

Declination

()

+44 16 39.2[1]

Distance

1400 ly
(430 pc)

Spectral type

Mass

G2[1][2]

(m)

1.037+0.054
0.047[1] M

Radius

(r)

1.11+0.15
0.09[1] R

Temperature
Metallicity

(T)

575785[1] K

[Fe/H]

0.210.09[1]

Age

62[1] Gyr

Physical characteristics
Mass

(m)

5 2 (predicted) M

Radius

(r)

1.63+0.23
0.20[1] R

(10.4+1.5
1.3 Mm)

Stellar flux

(F)

~1.10

Density

()

6.4+6.8
3.8 (predicted) g cm3

Surface gravity

(g)

18.5+15.1
10.0 (predicted) m/s(1.9+1.5
1.0 g)

Temperature

(T)

265+15
13 K[1]

(8+15
13 C,

17.6+27
23.4 F)

Discovery information
Discovery date

23 July 2015 (announced)

Discoverer(s)

Kepler Science Team

Discovery method

Transit

Discovery site

Kepler

Discovery status

Published

Orbital elements
Semimajor axis

(a)

1.046+0.019
0.015[1] AU

Orbital period

(P)

around 384.843+0.007
0.012[1] d

Inclination

(i)

89.806+0.134
0.049

Other designations
KOI-7016.01[3]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets

data

Encyclopaedia
SIMBAD

data

Exoplanet Archive

data

Open Exoplanet Catalogue

data

Kepler-452b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-class star Kepler-452. It was identified by

the Kepler space telescope, and its discovery was publicly announced by NASA on 23 July 2015.[2] It
is the first potentially rockysuper-Earth[4] planet discovered orbiting within the habitable zone of a star
very similar to the Sun.[5] Using the criteria of the Earth Similarity Index, it is the sixth-most Earth-like
exoplanet known to date.
The planet is about 1,400 light-years away from the Solar System; at the speed of the New
Horizons spacecraft, about 59,000 km/h (37,000 mph), it would take approximately 26 million years
to get there.[6]
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3 See also

4 References

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Properties[edit]
The planet takes 385 earth days to orbit its star.[7] It is 60% bigger thanEarth, and lies within the
conservative habitable zone of its parent star.[8][9]
It has a probable mass five times that of Earth, and its surface gravity is twice Earth's, though
calculations of mass for exoplanets are only rough estimates.[8] If it is a terrestrial planet, it is most
likely a super-Earth with many active volcanoes due to its higher mass and density. The clouds on
the planet would be thick and misty, covering much of the surface as viewed from space. From the
surface, its star Kepler-452 would look almost identical to the Sun as viewed from the Earth.[10]
It is not known if Kepler-452b is a rocky planet or a small gas planet,[11] but based on its small radius,
Kepler-452b has a reasonable chance of being rocky.[2] It is not clear if Kepler-452b offers habitable
environments. It orbits a G2V-type star, like the Sun, with nearly the same temperature and mass
and 20% more luminous.[7] However, the star is six billion years old, making it 1.5 billion years older
than the Sun. At this point in its star'sevolution, Kepler-452b is receiving 10% more energy from its
parent star than Earth is currently receiving from the Sun.[5] If Kepler-452b is a rocky planet, it may be
subject to a runaway greenhouse effect similar to that seen on Venus.[12]