A diagram of the orbit of Kepler-452b within the Kepler-452 system, as compared to the inner Solar System and Kepler-186 system, and their respective projected habitable zones.

Jun 25, 2025 · Kepler-452 b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 3.29 Earths, it takes 384.8 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.046 AU from its star. Its discovery was …

Kepler-452b, the first approximately Earth-sized planet to be found in a Sun-like star’s habitable zone—the orbital region where an Earth-like planet could possess liquid water on its surface and …

Oct 9, 2025 · Kepler-452 is a yellow subgiant star located approximately 1,810 light years away in the northern constellation Cygnus (the Swan). With an apparent magnitude of 13.426, it is invisible to the …

Orbital period, transit mid-point, transit duration, Rp/Rs and their errors taken from DR24 KOI table. Planet radius error propagated from stellar radius error in ref. and Rp/Rs error. (Morton et al. 2016)

Jan 8, 2026 · Explore the predicted surface and atmosphere of Kepler-452b, analyzing its known data, habitability context, and current observation limitations.

Feb 22, 2024 · Discovered in 2015 by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, Kepler 452b is believed to be one of the most Earth-like planets discovered to date. In this article, we will explore the characteristics of …

Jul 23, 2015 · We report on the discovery and validation of Kepler-452b, a transiting planet identified by a search through the 4 years of data collected by NASA’s Kepler Mission.

Jul 23, 2015 · The newly discovered Kepler-452b is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone — the area around a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of an orbiting …

Oct 25, 2024 · The first Earth-size planet discovered around a near solar twin, the discovery of Kepler-452b brings us closer than ever to finding an Earth-like planet.