Exoplanet

Kepler-168 c

Orbiting Kepler-168

Overview

Kepler-168 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-168, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.69

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1343.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.69

Mass (Earth masses)

8.20

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

13.193+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1160au

Distance from Earth

1343.6 pc (~4382 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6282 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.7102°, 39.8250°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-168 c

System Context

Kepler-168 c orbits Kepler-168 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.69 Earth radii, a mass of 8.2 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 13.19 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,343.6 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

Open Kepler-168

More planets in this system

Kepler-168 b