Kepler-26 Explained

Kepler-26 is a star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension Declination . With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.5, this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

Planetary system

The two planets, Kepler-26b and Kepler-26c, were discovered by transit method in late 2011, and classified as small (sub-Neptune) gas giants in 2016. In 2012, the planetary candidate Kepler-26d was also detected, and confirmed in 2014.^[1] The planet Kepler-26e was discovered on a much wider orbit in 2014.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 1402.6534. 10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/45. Validation Ofkepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. III. Light Curve Analysis and Announcement of Hundreds of New Multi-Planet Systems. 2014. Rowe. Jason F.. Bryson. Stephen T.. Marcy. Geoffrey W.. Lissauer. Jack J.. Jontof-Hutter. Daniel. Mullally. Fergal. Gilliland. Ronald L.. Issacson. Howard. Ford. Eric. Howell. Steve B.. Borucki. William J.. Haas. Michael. Huber. Daniel. Steffen. Jason H.. Thompson. Susan E.. Quintana. Elisa. Barclay. Thomas. Still. Martin. Fortney. Jonathan. Gautier. T. N.. Hunter. Roger. Caldwell. Douglas A.. Ciardi. David R.. Devore. Edna. Cochran. William. Jenkins. Jon. Agol. Eric. Carter. Joshua A.. Geary. John. The Astrophysical Journal. 784. 1. 45. 2014ApJ...784...45R. 119118620.
2. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/kepler_26_e--2216/ Planet Kepler-26 e on exoplanet.eu