Exoplanet · gas giant
KIC 10068024 b
KIC 10068024 b is a gas giant orbiting the star KIC 10068024. Its year lasts 2.07 Earth days. It was discovered in 2021 by the Orbital Brightness Modulation method.
| Host star | KIC 10068024 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,352 light-years (721.1 pc) |
| Orbital period | 2.07 days |
| Radius | 13.4 R⊕ · 1.2 R♃ |
| Mass (minimum) | 636 M⊕ · 2 M♃ |
| Density | 1.45 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Orbital Brightness Modulation |
| Discovery year | 2021 |
| Discovered by | Kepler |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.14. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 327 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 42 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.