Kepler-24b
Kepler-24b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-24, located in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in January 2012. It orbits its parent star at only 0.08 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 8.145 days.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Eric B. Ford et al. |
| Discovery date | 25 January 2012 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.080 AU (12.0 million km) | |
| 8.14511872(4028) d | |
| Star | Kepler-24 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 2.02+0.75 −0.30 R🜨 |
| Mass | 33.3+10.8 −8.1 MEarth |
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