Kepler-426

Planetary system · 2751.8 light-years away

Kepler-426 is 2,752 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G1 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-426 b goes round its star every 3.22 days, 27 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG1 V
Surface temperature5,725 K
Mass0.91 solar masses
Radius0.92 solar radii
Luminosity0.8147 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.032
Ageabout 6 billion years
Distance from the Sun2751.8 light-years (843.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 289.4347°, Dec 49.4735°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-426 b3.22 days0.0414 AU12.22 R⊕108.06 M⊕Transit, 2014

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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