Kepler-68 b
Orbiting Kepler-68
Kepler-68 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-68, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.36
Earth radii
Mass
8.03
Earth masses
Orbital Period
5.4
days
Distance
144.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1275
K
Radius (Earth radii)
2.36
Mass (Earth masses)
8.03
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1275 K
Orbital Period
5.40 days
Distance from Earth
144.2 pc (~470 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5847 K
Mass (Solar)
1.06 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.26 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
291.0323°, 49.0402°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: Kepler-68 b
Kepler-68 b orbits Kepler-68 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.36 Earth radii, a mass of 8.03 Earth masses, an orbital period of 5.4 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,275 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 144.2 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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