Exoplanet

Kepler-26 d

Orbiting Kepler-26

Overview

Kepler-26 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-26, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.07

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.24

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

335.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.07

Mass (Earth masses)

1.24

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

3.544+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0390au

Distance from Earth

335.3 pc (~1094 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4486 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.57 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.9411°, 46.5665°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-26 d

System Context

Kepler-26 d orbits Kepler-26 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.07 Earth radii, a mass of 1.24 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.54 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 335.3 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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