Kepler-426 b
Orbiting Kepler-426
Kepler-426 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-426, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.22
Earth radii
Mass
108.06
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.2
days
Distance
843.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1300
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
Source ID: Kepler-426 b
Kepler-426 b orbits Kepler-426 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.22 Earth radii, a mass of 108.06 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.22 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,300 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 843.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G1 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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