Kepler-168

Planetary system · 4382.2 light-years away

Kepler-168 is 4,382 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,282 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-168 b goes round its star every 4.43 days, 20 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,282 K
Mass1.113 solar masses
Radius1.107 solar radii
Luminosity2.295 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.842
Ageabout 2.29 billion years
Distance from the Sun4382.2 light-years (1343.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 294.7102°, Dec 39.8250°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-168 b4.43 days0.0560 AU1.46 R⊕2.73 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-168 c13.2 days0.116 AU2.69 R⊕7.7 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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