Kepler-452b

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Kepler-452b is an exoplanet often dubbed "Earth’s cousin" because it orbits within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star and shares several Earth-like characteristics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exoplanet
extrasolar planet
announcedBy NASA
atmosphereStatus atmosphere not yet directly detected
catalog Kepler Objects of Interest
surface form: Kepler exoplanet catalog
catalogDesignation KOI-7016.01
dataSource Kepler photometric observations
discoveredBy Kepler space telescope
discoveryMethod transit method
discoveryMission Kepler
surface form: Kepler Mission
discoverySignificance first near-Earth-size planet found in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star
discoveryYear 2015
distanceFromEarth about 1400 light-years
approximately 430 parsecs
equilibriumTemperature similar to Earth’s equilibrium temperature
exoplanetStatus confirmed exoplanet
followUpObservations ground-based spectroscopy of host star
habitabilityStatus potentially rocky super-Earth in habitable zone
hasTransit yes
hostStar Kepler-452
hostStarAge about 6 billion years (approximate)
older than the Sun
hostStarMetallicity similar to or slightly higher than solar metallicity
hostStarSimilarityToSun Sun-like star
hostStarType G-type main-sequence star
inHabitableZoneOf Kepler-452
insolation about 10 percent more than Earth
lifeStatus no evidence of life detected
locatedInConstellation Cygnus
mass likely several times Earth’s mass (model-dependent estimate)
nickname Earth’s cousin
older, bigger cousin to Earth
orbitalPeriod about 20 days longer than Earth’s year
approximately 385 days
orbits Kepler-452
partOf Kepler Objects of Interest
surface form: Kepler Objects of Interest catalog
potentialComposition likely rocky with a substantial atmosphere (model-based)
radius about 1.6 times Earth’s radius
super-Earth-size
receivesStellarFlux slightly more stellar flux than Earth receives from the Sun
semiMajorAxis about 1.05 astronomical units
similarityToEarth Earth-like insolation
Earth-like orbital period
orbits a Sun-like star in the habitable zone
skyLocation in the field of view of the Kepler spacecraft
surfaceConditions unknown
surfaceGravity estimated higher than Earth’s gravity
transitDepth consistent with a 1.6 Earth-radius planet
waterPresence unknown

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