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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kepler-452b canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.