Kepler-26
A diagram of the Kepler-25 System, compared to our Inner Solar System. | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra[1] |
| Right ascension | 18h 59m 45.839s |
| Declination | +46° 33′ 59.54″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.473[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 1591[3] ly (488 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.65[2] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.59[2] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.1[2] L☉ |
| Temperature | 4500[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.21[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.9[2] km/s |
| Other designations | |
Kepler-26 is a star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 18h 59m 45.839s Declination +46° 33′ 59.54″.[4] With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.5,[2] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | — | 0.039 | 3.543919 | — | — | 1.07 R⊕ |
| b | 0.38 MJ | 0.085 | 12.2829 | — | — | 3.59 R⊕ |
| c | 0.38 MJ | 0.107 | 17.2513 | — | — | 3.58 R⊕ |
| e | — | 0.22 | 46.827915 | — | — | 2.41 R⊕ |
References
- ↑ "Lyra – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kepler-26b, NASA Ames Research Center, retrieved 2011-12-06
- 1 2 3 Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-26", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, Paris Observatory, retrieved 2013-12-18
- ↑ "Kepler Discoveries". 2011-12-05.
Coordinates: 
18h 59m 45.839s, +46° 33′ 59.54″
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