The star
The star
Kepler-168
- Type
- white star
- Surface
- ≈ 6,282 K
- Size
- 1.11 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.11 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 2.29 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 1.1–2.57 AU
The planets
Kepler-168
Kepler-168 b
- Year
- 4.43 days
- Distance from star
- 0.056 AU
- Mass
- 2.7 Earths
- Size
- 1.5 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1240 K (+967 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Kepler-168
Kepler-168 c
- Year
- 13.19 days
- Distance from star
- 0.116 AU
- Mass
- 7.7 Earths
- Size
- 2.7 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 862 K (+589 °C)
- Found
- 2014, transit (Kepler)
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.