Imaginary Picture of Kepler-252 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-252 b around the hoststar Kepler-252
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-252 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19421904+4432454 b, K00912.02, KIC 8505670 b, KOI-912 b, KOI-912.02, WISE J194219.03+443245.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1100 (Rjup) 1.2330 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0065 (Mjup) 2.0811 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0580 (AU) 0.0580 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0183
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 6.67 (Days Obs.) 7.08 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3689
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 55369.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 684.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 642.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 520.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 814.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 764.6 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-252
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19421904+4432454, KIC 8505670, KOI-912, WISE J194219.03+443245.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 1237.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4208 (K)
Spectral type : M0 V
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 26.6
IR portion[%]: 72.6
Metalicity : -0.7
Absolute Magnitude: 5.3
Apparent Magnitude: 13.2
Right Ascension(RA) 295.5793
Declination (DEC) 44.5460
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-252+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-252%20b/
Kepler-252 b
Kepler-252 b

  • Kepler-252 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-252, located about 1237.2 light-years (379.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-252 has apparent magnitude of 13.2, with absolute magnitude of 5.3.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4208 with its spectral types of M0 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-252 b orbits around the star Kepler-252 every 6.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.06 AU ( 8676676.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-252 b around its host star Kepler-252)


  • The Star Kepler-252 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.267 AU ( 39940989.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.369 AU ( 55208884.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.562 AU ( 84126122.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.828 AU ( 123795274.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-252 b : 55369.45 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-252)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.298 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.377 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.364 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.400 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.708 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.746 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-252)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.294 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.389 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.389 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.719 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-252 distance : 0.748 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-252)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-252 and its Exoplanet Kepler-252 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-252 and its Exoplanet Kepler-252 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-252*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102