Kepler-268

Planetary system · 2778.4 light-years away

Kepler-268 is 2,778 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,081 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-268 b goes round its star every 25.9 days, 3 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,081 K
Mass1.109 solar masses
Radius1.274 solar radii
Luminosity2.08 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.844
Ageabout 1.71 billion years
Distance from the Sun2778.4 light-years (851.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 291.9762°, Dec 38.0550°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-268 b25.9 days0.180 AU2.55 R⊕7.04 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-268 c83.4 days0.391 AU3.38 R⊕11.4 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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