Exoplanet

Kepler-68 d

Orbiting Kepler-68

Overview

Kepler-68 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-68, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

238.05

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

632.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

144.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

238.05

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Bonomo et al. 2023

Orbital Period

632.620+1.0301.030days

Semi-Major Axis

1.4690+0.01000.0100au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

238.05+5.405.40

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.7490+0.01700.0170

Eccentricity

0.1020+0.01600.0160

Argument of Periastron

256.4+10.410.4deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

17.20+0.290.29m/s

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

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-68 d

System Context

Kepler-68 d orbits Kepler-68 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 238.05 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 632.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 144.2 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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