Exoplanet

Kepler-368 b

Orbiting Kepler-368

Overview

Kepler-368 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-368, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.26

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

26.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

771.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.26

Mass (Earth masses)

11.36

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

26.848+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1860au

Distance from Earth

771.0 pc (~2515 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5502 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

2.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.8800°, 45.3878°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-368 b

System Context

Kepler-368 b orbits Kepler-368 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.26 Earth radii, a mass of 11.36 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 26.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 771 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-368

More planets in this system

Kepler-368 c