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Kepler-452

Also KOI-7016 · KIC 8311864

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Kepler-452 — Artist's impression of Kepler-452b
Artist's impression, not a photograph.Artist's impression of Kepler-452b. Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech. Licence: Public domain (NASA). Source

A Sun-like star whose reported planet, Kepler-452b, was announced in 2015 as lying in its habitable zone.

Measured

Distance
1,807 light-years
Constellation
Cygnus
Position (J2000)
RA 19h 44m 01s, Dec +44.28°

How far, from the Sun

1,810 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light1,810 years
  • Voyager 1's speed32.1 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h19.5 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Kepler-452b was announced in 2015 as a planet in a Sun-like star's habitable zone.
  • Its year lasts about 385 days.
  • Later analyses of Kepler data questioned whether the planet is real.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 1.8053 ± 0.0103 mas, Gaia DR3 2079597124345617280 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)

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