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Exoplanet Kepler 52 b
Exoplanet Kepler 52 b orbits star Kepler 52 that lies 1043 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 8.7 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1043 light years
1043 light years
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Kepler 52 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Kepler 52
Orbit around star: 7.877356 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 52 b around its star is 7.877356 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 8.7 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 52 b has 8.7 Earth masses, or 0.6 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Size: 2.096 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 5209 kg/m3 | 94.49 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2012 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia DR3 2133589776693414016 b, 2MASS J19065712+4958327 b, KIC 11754553 b, KOI-775 b, WISE J190657.12+495832.6 b
Gaia DR3 2133589776693414016 b, 2MASS J19065712+4958327 b, KIC 11754553 b, KOI-775 b, WISE J190657.12+495832.6 b
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Kepler 52 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 52 b orbits star Kepler 52, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 52 | ||||||||
| Kepler 52 b | n/a | 8.7 M⊕ | 2.1 R⊕ | 7.9 days | |||||
| Kepler 52 c | n/a | 10.4 M⊕ | 1.8 R⊕ | 16.4 days | |||||
| Kepler 52 d | 0.18 AU | 2 R⊕ | 36.4 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 52 b has 60 % of mass of Uranus
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 158.18 | 10.67 | 8.7 | 79.09 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.6 | 0.51 |
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Size | 5.47 | 2.21 | 2.1 | 3.95 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.55 |
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Density | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 1.28 | 4.19 | 7.48 | 4.14 | 3.01 |