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Discovered by | Jason F. Rowe et al.[1] |
Discovery date | 26 February 2014 |
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0.220 AU (32,900,000 km)[1] | |
46.827915 ± 0.000173[1] d | |
Star | Kepler-26 |
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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]
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