Kepler-68 c
Orbiting Kepler-68
Kepler-68 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-68, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
0.98
Earth radii
Mass
1.30
Earth masses
Orbital Period
9.6
days
Distance
144.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1052
K
Radius (Earth radii)
0.98
Mass (Earth masses)
1.30
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1052 K
Orbital Period
9.61 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 c
Kepler-68 c orbits Kepler-68 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 0.98 Earth radii, a mass of 1.3 Earth masses, an orbital period of 9.61 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,052 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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