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Kepler-252 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), about 1.2 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 6.7 Earth days. It was discovered in 2014 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-252, located approximately 379 parsecs (1238 light-years) from Earth.
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
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Size Comparison
1.23x Earth's radius (0.11x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
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
Planets in the Kepler-252 System
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