Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1868 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1868 b around the hoststar Kepler-1868
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1868 b
Alternate Name : "KOI-2686 b, KOI-2686.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2810 (Rjup) 3.1495 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0241 (Mjup) 7.6680 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.6266 (AU) 0.6266 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.5778
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 211.03 (Days Obs.) 213.95 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.7730
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 753.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 233.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 219.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 177.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 278.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 261.2 (K)
Size Class: Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-1868
Alternate Name : "KIC 7826659, KOI-2686"
Star Distance(LY) : 894.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 14.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4548 (K)
Spectral type : K5V
UV portion[%]: 1.7
Visible portion[%]: 31.9
IR portion[%]: 66.4
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 7.0
Apparent Magnitude: 14.2
Right Ascension(RA) 293.2984
Declination (DEC) 43.5559
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Kepler-1868 b
Kepler-1868 b

  • Kepler-1868 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1868, located about 894.3 light-years (274.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1868 has apparent magnitude of 14.2, with absolute magnitude of 7.0.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4548 with its spectral types of K5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1868 b orbits around the star Kepler-1868 every 211.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.63 AU ( 93738025.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1868 b around its host star Kepler-1868)


  • The Star Kepler-1868 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.337 AU ( 50342984.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.465 AU ( 69587161.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.709 AU ( 106035434.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.043 AU ( 156035786.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1868 b : 753.68 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1868)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.371 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.470 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.454 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.498 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.868 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.916 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1868)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.366 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.485 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.484 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.882 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1868 distance : 0.918 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1868)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1868 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1868 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1868 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1868 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1868*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102