Exoplanet

Kepler-868 b

Orbiting Kepler-868

Overview

Kepler-868 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-868, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1593.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.05

Mass (Earth masses)

5.17

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.033+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1593.1 pc (~5196 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5614 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.3635°, 46.6752°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-868 b

System Context

Kepler-868 b orbits Kepler-868 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.05 Earth radii, a mass of 5.17 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.03 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,593.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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Kepler-868 b