Exoplanet

Kepler-1068 b

Orbiting Kepler-1068

Overview

Kepler-1068 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1068, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.63

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

13.64

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1473.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.63

Mass (Earth masses)

13.64

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

16.923+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1473.6 pc (~4806 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5806 K

Mass (Solar)

1.01 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.01 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.6482°, 46.3923°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1068 b

System Context

Kepler-1068 b orbits Kepler-1068 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.63 Earth radii, a mass of 13.64 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.92 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,473.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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