Temperature
5148 K
4913.7 to 5192
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Kepler-326
Unclassified star • 487.7 pc
Records
30
literature rows
Planets
3
system count
References
17
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 270956861
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Morton et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8
Mass
0.85 Msun
0.82 to 0.98
Radius
0.80 Rsun
0.79 to 1.80
Age
4.68 Gyr
4.68 to 14
Distance
487.7 pc
single adopted value
Planets
3
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 0.80 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
Kepler-326
0.80 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
3 planets linked to this host
Kepler-326 b
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
2.25 days
Radius
1.52 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-326 c
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
4.58 days
Radius
1.40 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-326 d
Transit
◌
Discovery
2014
Period
6.77 days
Radius
1.21 R⊕
Mass
—
Eq. Temp
—
Kepler-326: A Distant Star With Three Small Worlds
Kepler-326 is a star located 1590 light-years away, and three planets orbit it. The star is 4.68 billion years old and has a mass of 0.85 solar masses, a radius of 0.8 solar radii, and a temperature of 5150 K. Its mass, radius, and temperature are each smaller or cooler than the Sun's.
All three planets were discovered by transit in 2014. A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from our viewpoint, causing a small dip in observed brightness, and repeated dips help establish orbital periods.
Kepler-326 b is classified as a Super-Earth, with a radius of 1.52 Earth radii and an orbital period of 2.25 days. Among the listed planets, it has the shortest year and the largest radius.
Kepler-326 c is classified as Earth-like, with a radius of 1.4 Earth radii and an orbital period of 4.58 days. Among the listed planets, it has the second-shortest year and the second-smallest radius.
Kepler-326 d is also classified as Earth-like, with a radius of 1.21 Earth radii and an orbital period of 6.77 days. Among the listed planets, it has the longest year and the smallest radius.
Each planet's radius is larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
30
Stellar refs
16
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agedisputed
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed