Kepler-26


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 gas giants in 2016. In 2012, the planetary candidate Kepler-26d was also detected, and confirmed in 2014. The planet Kepler-26e was discovered on a much wider orbit in 2014.