Imaginary Picture of Kepler-68 e

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-68 e around the hoststar Kepler-68
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-68 e
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.5160 (Mjup) 164.0465 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 5.3790 (AU) 5.3790 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2936
Orbital Period(Yrs) 12.2226
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4464.42 (Days Obs.) 4384.61 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.5843
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 73.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 130.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 122.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 99.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 155.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 145.9 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-68
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19240775+4902249, KIC 11295426, KOI-246, Kepler-68 A, TYC 3551-189-1, WISE J192407.75+490224.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 472.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 6.3 (GY)
Temperature : 5793 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.2
Apparent Magnitude: 9.0
Right Ascension(RA) 291.0323
Declination (DEC) 49.0403
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Kepler-68 e
Kepler-68 e

  • Kepler-68 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-68, located about 472.2 light-years (144.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2023.
  • The host star Kepler-68 has apparent magnitude of 9.0, with absolute magnitude of 3.2.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5793 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-68 e orbits around the star Kepler-68 every 4464.4 days with its orbital distance of 5.38 AU ( 804686946.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-68 e around its host star Kepler-68)


  • The Star Kepler-68 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.901 AU ( 134861148.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.246 AU ( 186413351.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.899 AU ( 284052693.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.794 AU ( 417995982.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-68 e : 73.39 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-68)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-68 distance : 0.934 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-68 distance : 1.182 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-68 distance : 1.142 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-68 distance : 1.252 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-68 distance : 2.087 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-68 distance : 2.201 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-68)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-68 distance : 0.935 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-68 distance : 1.215 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-68 distance : 1.237 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-68 distance : 2.123 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-68 distance : 2.208 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-68)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-68 and its Exoplanet Kepler-68 e)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-68 and its Exoplanet Kepler-68 e (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-68*)
    *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