Exoplanet

Kepler-1968 b

Orbiting Kepler-1968

Overview

Kepler-1968 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1968, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.50

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

750.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.50

Mass (Earth masses)

3.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

7.281days

Distance from Earth

750.9 pc (~2449 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5008 K

Mass (Solar)

0.84 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.5080°, 45.3701°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1968 b

System Context

Kepler-1968 b orbits Kepler-1968 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.5 Earth radii, a mass of 3.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.28 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 750.9 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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