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Kepler-26e
Discovery
Discovered byJason F. Rowe et al.[1]
Discovery date26 February 2014

Detection method

Transit method
Orbital characteristics

Semi-major axis

0.220 AU (32,900,000 km)[1]

Orbital period (sidereal)

46.827915 ± 0.000173[1] d
StarKepler-26
Physical characteristics

Mean radius

2.1[2] R🜨

Kepler-26e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-26, located in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in February 2014. It orbits its parent star at only 0.220 astronomical units and completes an orbit once every 46.8 days.[1] It is located within the star's habitable zone.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rowe, Jason F. (2014). "Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. III. Light Curve Analysis and Announcement of Hundreds of New Multi-planet Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 784 (1): 20. arXiv:1402.6534. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...45R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/45. S2CID 119118620. 45.
  • ^ Jontof-Hutter, Daniel; Ford, Eric B.; Rowe, Jason F.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Fabrycky, Daniel C.; Christa Van Laerhoven; Agol, Eric; Deck, Katherine M.; Holczer, Tomer; Mazeh, Tsevi (2015), Secure TTV Mass Measurements: Ten Kepler Exoplanets between 3 and 8 M🜨 with Diverse Densities and Incident Fluxes, arXiv:1512.02003, doi:10.3847/0004-637X/820/1/39, S2CID 11322397
  • ^ Gaidos, Eric (2013-06-20). "Candidate Planets in the Habitable Zones of Kepler Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 770 (2): 90. arXiv:1301.2384. Bibcode:2013ApJ...770...90G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/770/2/90. S2CID 119244097. Retrieved 2024-06-14.


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