Kepler-68c References

Kepler-68c
Discovery
Discovered by	Gilliland et al.
Discovery site	Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery date	2013
Detection method	Transits, and transit-timing variations
Designations
Alternative names	KOI-246.01
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.09059±0.00082 AU
Orbital period (sidereal)	9.605085±0.000072 d
Inclination	86.93±0.41 º
Semi-amplitude	0.59+0.50; −0.52 m/s
Star	Kepler-68
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	0.953+0.037; −0.042 R🜨
Mass	2.02+1.72; −1.78 M🜨

Kepler-68c is an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star Kepler-68 in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by planetary-transit methods by the Kepler space telescope in February 2013. It has a mass of 4.8^+2.5
_−3.6 times that of Earth (0.015 M_J)^[1] and a radius of 0.953^+0.037
_−0.042 Earth radii. It has an orbital period of 9.605085 days at a distance of about 0.09059 AU from its star. Relatively wide constraints on Kepler-68c's mass are the result lack of detection of the planet through radial-velocity and transit-timing-variation methods.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gilliland, Ronald L.; et al. (2013). "Kepler-68: Three Planets, One with a Density Between That of Earth and Ice Giants". The Astrophysical Journal. 766 (1). 40. arXiv: 1302.2596. Bibcode: 2013ApJ...766...40G. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/766/1/40.
^ "Kepler-68b". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
^ ^a ^b Mills, Sean M.; et al. (2019). "Long-period Giant Companions to Three Compact, Multiplanet Systems". The Astronomical Journal. 157 (4). 145. arXiv: 1903.07186. Bibcode: 2019AJ....157..145M. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab0899. S2CID 119197547.
^ Nasa. "Kepler Discoveries". Nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

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[Gilliland2013-1] Gilliland, Ronald L.; et al. (2013). "Kepler-68: Three Planets, One with a Density Between That of Earth and Ice Giants". The Astrophysical Journal. 766 (1). 40. arXiv: 1302.2596. Bibcode: 2013ApJ...766...40G. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/766/1/40.

[Simbad-2] "Kepler-68b". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-11-06.

[Mills2019-3] Mills, Sean M.; et al. (2019). "Long-period Giant Companions to Three Compact, Multiplanet Systems". The Astronomical Journal. 157 (4). 145. arXiv: 1903.07186. Bibcode: 2019AJ....157..145M. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab0899. S2CID 119197547.

[Nasa-4] Nasa. "Kepler Discoveries". Nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

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v t e Kepler-68 system
Stars	Kepler-68
Planets	Kepler-68b Kepler-68c Kepler-68d

Discovery^[1]
Discovered by	Gilliland et al.
Discovery site	Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery date	2013
Detection method	Transits, and transit-timing variations
Designations
Alternative names	KOI-246.01^[2]
Orbital characteristics^[3]^[1]
Semi-major axis	0.09059±0.00082 AU
Orbital period (sidereal)	9.605085±0.000072 d
Inclination	86.93±0.41 º
Semi-amplitude	0.59+0.50 −0.52 m/s
Star	Kepler-68
Physical characteristics^[3]
Mean radius	0.953+0.037 −0.042 R_🜨
Mass	2.02+1.72 −1.78 M_🜨

See also

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