Exoplanet

Kepler-426 b

Orbiting Kepler-426

Overview

Kepler-426 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-426, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.22

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

108.06

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

843.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1300

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.22

Mass (Earth masses)

108.06

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1300 K

Orbital Period

3.22 days

Distance from Earth

843.7 pc (~2752 ly)

Spectral Type

G1 V

Temperature

5725 K

Mass (Solar)

0.91 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

-0.09 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.4347°, 49.4735°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-426 b