Planet Kepler-68 b
| Name | Kepler-68 b | ||
| Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
| Discovered in | 2013 | ||
| Mass | 0.02407 ( -0.00415 +0.00431 ) MJ |  |
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| Mass*sin(i) | — | ||
| Semi-Major Axis | 0.0617 (± 0.00056) AU | |
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| Orbital Period | 5.3988 day | |
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| Eccentricity | 0.0 | |
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| ω | 0.0 deg | |
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| Tperi | — | ||
| Radius | 0.206 ( -0.05 +0.08 ) RJ | |
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| Inclination | 87.6 (± 0.9) deg | |
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| Update | 2021-02-05 | ||
| Detection Method | Primary Transit | ||
| Mass Detection Method | — | ||
| Radius Detection Method | — | ||
| Primary transit | 2455006.85729 (± 0.00042) JD | |
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| Secondary transit | — | ||
| λ | — | ||
| Impact Parameter b | 0.48 (± 0.01) | |
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| Time Vr=0 | — | ||
| Velocity Semiamplitude K | 2.7 ( -0.46 +0.48 ) m/s | |
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| Calculated temperature | 1280.0 K | |
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| Measured temperature | — | ||
| Hottest point longitude | — | ||
| Geometric albedo | — | ||
| Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
| Alternate Names | 2MASS J19240775+4902249 b, K00246.01, KIC 11295426 b, KOI-246 b, KOI-246.01, Kepler-68 A b, TYC 3551-189-1 b, WISE J192407.75+490224.8 b |
Star
Kepler-68| Name | Kepler-68 | ||
| Distance | 144.77 ( -0.44 +0.44 ) pc | ||
| Spectral type | |||
| Apparent magnitude V | — | ||
| Mass | 1.08 ( -0.05 +0.05 ) MSun | ||
| Age | 6.3 (± 1.7) Gyr | |
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| Effective temperature | 5793.0 (± 74.0) K | |
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| Radius | 1.24 ( -0.02 +0.02 ) RSun | ||
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.12 (± 0.074) | |
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| Detected Disc | — | ||
| Magnetic Field | — | ||
| RA2000 | 19:24:07.8 | ||
| Dec2000 | +49:02:25 | ||
| Alternate Names | 2MASS J19240775+4902249, KIC 11295426, KOI-246, Kepler-68 A, TYC 3551-189-1, WISE J192407.75+490224.8 | ||
| Planetary system | 3 planets |
Remarks
Alias 2MASS J19240775+4902249Alias KOI 00246
More data
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- Most recent references (ADS)
AMD-Stability Calculator for the System 
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