Kepler-26 d · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

Kepler-26 d is a terrestrial planet orbiting Kepler-26, completing an orbit every 4 days, about 1094 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2014 using the transit method.

Host star

Kepler-26

Spectral type

M0 V

Temperature

4,486 K

Mass

0.593 M☉

Planetary system — Kepler-26 system

View the Kepler-26 system (4 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
Kepler-26 dTransit · 2014	Terrestrial planet	1.07	3.5439	1094
Kepler-26 bTransit · 2011	Mini-Neptune	2.78	12.28	1094
Kepler-26 cTransit · 2011	Mini-Neptune	2.72	17.2559	1094
Kepler-26 eTransit · 2014	Mini-Neptune	2.41	46.8279	1094

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2014

Discovered at

Kepler Space Telescope

Knowledge connections

OrbitsKepler-26
Member of systemKepler-26 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionKepler Space Telescope
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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