Comparative sizes of Sun and Kepler-24.
Comparative sizes of Sun and Kepler-24.

Kepler-24 is a star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 19h 21m 39.1857s, Declination +38° 20′ 37.450″. With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.5, this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

Planetary system

Two planetary candidates b and c were discovered in 2011, and were confirmed in 2012 together with d and e.

The Kepler-24 planetary system
Companion (in order from star)MassSemimajor axis (AU)Orbital period (days)EccentricityInclinationRadius
d0.0514.2443841.67 R🜨
b< 1.6 MJ0.1068.14532.4 R🜨
c< 1.6 MJ0.06812.33352.8 R🜨
e0.13818.9983552.78 R🜨