Exoplanet

Kepler-268 b

Orbiting Kepler-268

Overview

Kepler-268 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-268, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.55

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.49

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

25.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

851.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.55

Mass (Earth masses)

7.49

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

25.934+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1800au

Distance from Earth

851.9 pc (~2778 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6081 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.27 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.9762°, 38.0550°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-268 b

System Context

Kepler-268 b orbits Kepler-268 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.55 Earth radii, a mass of 7.49 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 25.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 851.9 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-268

More planets in this system

Kepler-268 c