Kepler-52

Planetary system · 1048.7 light-years away

Kepler-52 is 1,049 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this M0 V star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-52 b goes round its star every 7.88 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM0 V
Surface temperature4,075 K
Mass0.54 solar masses
Radius0.52 solar radii
Luminosity0.101 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.513
Ageabout 1.01 billion years
Distance from the Sun1048.7 light-years (321.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.7380°, Dec 49.9757°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-52 b7.88 days0.0637 AU2.1 R⊕135 M⊕Transit, 2012
Kepler-52 c16.4 days0.104 AU1.84 R⊕45.4 M⊕Transit, 2012
Kepler-52 d36.4 days0.182 AU1.95 R⊕88.877 M⊕Transit, 2014

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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