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Kepler-252 b

Orbiting Kepler-252 | 379.4 parsecs away

2014

Discovered

1.23

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,014
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period6.6684 days
Semi-Major Axis0.058 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.11 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.23 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-252 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius1.23 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length6.7 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.058 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Size Comparison
EarthKepler-252 bJupiter

1.23x Earth's radius (0.11x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-252 b
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-252 b: 6.7 Earth days (0.058 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-252

Effective Temperature4,208 K
Radius0.549 R☉
Size vs Sun1.82x smaller
Distance (pc)379.424 pc
Distance (ly)1237.5 light-years
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