Kepler-26

Kepler-26

The Kepler-26 system, with the circumstellar habitable zone in green.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra[1]
Right ascension 18h 59m 45.8408s[2]
Declination +46° 33′ 59.438″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.473[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M0V[4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 9.462(27) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −13.942(26) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)2.9378 ± 0.0211 mas[2]
Distance1,110 ± 8 ly
(340 ± 2 pc)
Details
Mass0.65[3] M
Radius0.59[3] R
Luminosity0.1[3] L
Temperature4500[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.21[3] dex
Rotation17.918±0.005 days[5]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.9[3] km/s
Other designations
KOI-250, KIC 9757613, 2MASS J18594583+4633595, Gaia DR2 2107317358665730688
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

Kepler-26 is a star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 18h 59m 45.8408s Declination +46° 33′ 59.438″.[2] With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.5,[3] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

  1. ^ "Lyra – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Gaia DR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Kepler-26b, NASA Ames Research Center, archived from the original on 2012-05-03, retrieved 2011-12-06
  4. ^ Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-26", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, archived from the original on 2012-05-05, retrieved 2013-12-18
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference McQuillan2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).