Draft:K2-26b

K2-26 is a red dwarf star. There is a single known Neptune-sized planet in a 14.5665 day orbit.

Properties
K2-26 is a red dwarf that is only 52% the mass of the Sun and less than 5% of the luminosity.It is over 1 billion years old as compared to the Sun's 4.5 billion.

There is clear evidence for starspot activity in both the Kepler data and radial velocities as well as the associated activity indicators.

Planetary system
The star has one known planet, K2-26b, with searches of the Kepler space telescope data for transits of additional planets being negative.

Discovery
Brightness measurements of K2-26 taken by the Kepler space telescope during its extended K2 mission led to the discovery of the transiting planet K2-26b.

Characteristics
K2-26b is a Neptune-sized type planet in an eccentric 14.5665 day orbit.