Exoplanet

Kepler-768 b

Orbiting Kepler-768

Overview

Kepler-768 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-768, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.79

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.11

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

784.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.79

Mass (Earth masses)

4.11

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

11.391+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

784.6 pc (~2559 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5108 K

Mass (Solar)

0.82 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.78 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.1157°, 38.3934°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-768 b

System Context

Kepler-768 b orbits Kepler-768 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.79 Earth radii, a mass of 4.11 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.39 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 784.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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