Why is Kepler-452b named so?

NASA's Kepler mission was launched with the basic objective of exploring the structure, the diversity of planetary systems ( Planetary system ) and the search for habitable planets. read more

Coming back to your question, Kepler 452b is named as: The first word, Kepler comes from its discovering instrument Kepler Space Telescope sent by NASA in 2009. The next numeric number 452 comes from the number of the star the Kepler telescope found on its journey and which the planet that is discovered is known to be revolving around. read more

On July 24, 2015, NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-452b, a confirmed exoplanet that is near-Earth in size and found orbiting the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. The seventh Kepler planet candidate catalog was released, containing 4,696 candidates, and increase of 521 candidates since the previous catalog release in January 2015. read more

While so much of the world gushed over the new photos of Pluto–a lifeless, desolate, wasteland of a planet which happens to share a name with a beloved Disney character–the real astronomical discovery this week came with the unassuming name Kepler-452b. read more