Exoplanet

Kepler-1268 b

Orbiting Kepler-1268

Overview

Kepler-1268 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1268, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

41.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1840.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.03

Mass (Earth masses)

5.08

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

40.990+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1840.8 pc (~6004 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5904 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.09 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.8384°, 43.1532°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1268 b

System Context

Kepler-1268 b orbits Kepler-1268 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.03 Earth radii, a mass of 5.08 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 40.99 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,840.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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Kepler-1268 b