Imaginary Picture of Kepler-268 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-268 b around the hoststar Kepler-268
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-268 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19275428+3803182 b, K01113.01, KIC 2854914 b, KOI-1113 b, KOI-1113.01, WISE J192754.27+380318.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2270 (Rjup) 2.5444 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0198 (Mjup) 6.2880 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1800 (AU) 0.1800 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0710
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 25.93 (Days Obs.) 34.33 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9712
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 83696.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 759.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 712.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 576.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 902.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 847.8 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-268
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19275428+3803182, KIC 2854914, KOI-1113, WISE J192754.27+380318.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 2776.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6097 (K)
Spectral type : G0
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.0
Apparent Magnitude: 12.7
Right Ascension(RA) 291.9762
Declination (DEC) 38.0551
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-268+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-268%20b/
Kepler-268 b
Kepler-268 b

  • Kepler-268 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-268, located about 2776.9 light-years (851.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-268 has apparent magnitude of 12.7, with absolute magnitude of 3.0.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6097 with its spectral types of G0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-268 b orbits around the star Kepler-268 every 25.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.18 AU ( 26927616.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-268 b around its host star Kepler-268)


  • The Star Kepler-268 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.019 AU ( 152398617.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.408 AU ( 210654716.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.146 AU ( 320991169.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.157 AU ( 472352568.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-268 b : 83696.18 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-268)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.036 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.311 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.267 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.388 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-268 distance : 2.298 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-268 distance : 2.424 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-268)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.044 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.346 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-268 distance : 1.381 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-268 distance : 2.339 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-268 distance : 2.433 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-268)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-268 and its Exoplanet Kepler-268 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-268 and its Exoplanet Kepler-268 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-268*)
    *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