Dwarf planet | |
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[[Image:|235px|center|An image of Carina 252]] An image of Carina 252 | |
Location | Whirlpool Galaxy |
Distance from Earth | 23.16 million light years |
Size | 52,910 km |
Number of satellites | 6 |
Orbital period | 4 years |
Age | 7 billion years |
Constellation | {{{constellation}}} |
Carina 252 is a planet discovered in the Whirlpool Galaxy in the year 2043 by cosmologist Andrea Carina. It is a regular giant planet, complete with its own ring system, and 6 known natural satellites known to date. It takes 4 years to orbit its parent star, a purple supergiant, of which is 7.16 billion years old.