Kepler-68 e
Orbiting Kepler-68
Kepler-68 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-68, discovered in 2023 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
86.45
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3455.0
days
Distance
144.2
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
86.45
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Bonomo et al. 2023
Orbital Period
3455.000+348.000−169.000days
Semi-Major Axis
4.6000+0.3200−0.1600au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
86.45+10.17−10.17
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.2720+0.0320−0.0320
Eccentricity
0.3300+0.1100−0.1100
Argument of Periastron
196.0+17.0−20.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
3.73+0.39−0.39m/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
2023
Source ID: Kepler-68 e
Kepler-68 e orbits Kepler-68 and was reported in 2023 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 86.45 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 3,455 days.
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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