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.^[1]

DiscoveredbyEric B. Ford et al.^[1]

Discoverydate25 January 2012

Detection method

Transit method

Semi-major axis

0.080 AU (12.0 million km)^[1]

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Kepler-24b

Discovery
Discovered by	Eric B. Ford et al.[1]
Discovery date	25 January 2012
Detection method	Transit method
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.080 AU (12.0 million km)[1]
Orbital period (sidereal)	8.14511872(4028)[2] d
Star	Kepler-24
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	2.02+0.75 −0.30[3] R🜨
Mass	33.3+10.8 −8.1[3] M🜨

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