Kepler-68 d

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-68.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 238 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 1.7 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
238.1 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
632.6 days
Average distance from its star
1.469 AU

Star

Host star
Kepler-68
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,847 K
Radius
1.256 × Sun
Mass
1.057 × Sun
Age
6.84 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
470.2 light-years (144.2 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
4

Discovery

Year
2013
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
W. M. Keck Observatory

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.