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Kepler-68 b

Orbiting Kepler-68, discovered in 2013 (7518) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius2.36 R⊕
Mass8.03 M⊕
Orbital period5.40 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.090
Equilibrium temperature1275 K (1002 °C)

Host star — Kepler-68

Temperature5847 K (5574 °C)
Radius1.26 R☉
Mass1.06 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth144.2 pc (~470 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination291.0323 / 49.0402

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.