Kepler-68b

Kepler-68b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Parent star
Star Kepler-68 (KOI 246)
Right ascension (α) 19h 24m 07.76s
Declination (δ) +49° 02′ 25″
Apparent magnitude (mV) 8.588
Distance440 ly
(135 pc)
Mass (m) 1.079±0.051 M☉
Radius (r) 1.243±0.019 R☉
Temperature (T) 5793±74 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.12±0.074
Age 6.3 ± 1.7 Gyr
Physical characteristics
Mass(m)5.79 M⊕
Radius(r)2.31±0.07 R⊕
Density(ρ)2.60±0.74 g cm−3
Temperature (T) 1280
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis(a) 0.06170 AU
Orbital period(P) 5.398763 d
Inclination (i) 87.60±0.9°
Discovery information
Discovery date 12 February 2013
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method Transit (Kepler Mission)
Other detection methods Radial velocity
Discovery status Confirmed
Other designations
KOI 246.01

Kepler-68b is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star Kepler-68 in the constellation of Cygnus. Discovered by planetary-transit methods by the Kepler space telescope in February 2013, it has a radius of 2.31 ± 0.07 that of Earth and a density of 2.46–4.3 g/cm3. It has an orbital period of 5.398763 days at a distance of about 0.0617 AU from its star.[1] Doppler measurements were made to determine its mass to be 5.79 times that of Earth (0.026 MJ).[2]

With a density of 2.6 g/cm3 it has physical characteristics of both a super-Earth and a mini-Neptune.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gilliland, Ronald L. "Kepler-68: Three Planets, One With a Density Between That of Earth and Ice Giants". Cornell University. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ http://astro.berkeley.edu/~gmarcy/22kois.pdf
  3. ↑ Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets: the transition from gaseous to rocky planets accessdate=8 January 2014