Kepler-26 c
Orbiting Kepler-26
Kepler-26 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-26, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
2.72
Earth radii
Mass
6.20
Earth masses
Orbital Period
17.3
days
Distance
335.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.72
Mass (Earth masses)
6.20
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Jontof-Hutter et al. 2016
Orbital Period
17.256+0.001−0.001days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
6.20+0.65−0.65
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0195+0.0020−0.0020
Distance from Earth
335.3 pc (~1094 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
3914 K
Mass (Solar)
0.54 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.51 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
284.9411°, 46.5665°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-26 c
Kepler-26 c orbits Kepler-26 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.72 Earth radii, a mass of 6.2 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 17.26 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 335.3 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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