Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
Facts
Kepler-26 e has an equilibrium temperature between −50 and +50 °C.
How it was found
First planet found in 2011, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Its planets
Kepler-26 c — 2.7 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 17 days; about 110 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2011 by transit.
Kepler-26 e — 2.4 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 47 days; about 3 °C, between freezing and boiling; found in 2014 by transit.
Kepler-26 b — 2.8 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 12 days; about 160 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2011 by transit.
Kepler-26 d — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 4 days; about 380 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2014 by transit.
NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.