Kepler-24e is a transiting exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-24, located in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in February 2014. It orbits its parent star at only 0.138 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 19 days.[1]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Jason F. Rowe et al.[1] |
Discovery date | 26 February 2014 |
Detection method | Transit method |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.138 AU (20,600,000 km)[1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 18.99850923(9537)[2] d |
Star | Kepler-24 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.248 ± 0.057[1] RJ |