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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Kepler-452b canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exoplanet ⓘ
extrasolar planet ⓘ
announcedBy NASA ⓘ
atmosphereStatus atmosphere not yet directly detected ⓘ
catalog Kepler exoplanet catalog ⓘ
catalogDesignation KOI-7016.01 ⓘ
dataSource Kepler photometric observations ⓘ
discoveredBy Kepler space telescope ⓘ
discoveryMethod transit method ⓘ
discoveryMission Kepler Mission ⓘ
linked to: Kepler
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 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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