Temperate rocky planet, 1,799 light years away, Kepler-452
Kepler-452 b
Sometimes called Earth’s older cousin: about 60% wider than Earth, orbiting a Sun-like star in 385 days.
- Distance
- 1,799 light years
- Year
- 384.8 days
- Size
- 1.6 × Earth
- Temperature
- -8 °C
- Mass
- 3.3 × Earth
- Found
- 2015, Kepler
Can we live on Kepler-452 b?
Air: N₂, CO₂. Not breathable: you’d need a suit and your own oxygen.
Gravity: 1.24 g. Someone who weighs 70 kg on Earth would weigh 87 kg there.
Temperature: -8 °C on average.
Ground: Rock, possibly with water; atmosphere not yet measured.
Atmosphere
- N₂
- CO₂
- H₂O
Not measured yet: modelled from its size and temperature