KIC 10068024 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
KIC 10068024 b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star KIC 10068024, located approximately 2351.9 light-years (721.11 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2021 by Kepler using the Orbital Brightness Modulation detection technique, this world measures 13.4 Earth radii (1.2 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 635.657 Earth masses (2 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 1.46 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 3.54 g⊕ (34.72 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 77 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around KIC 10068024, KIC 10068024 b completes one full revolution every 2.074 Earth days.
☁️ Atmospheric Regime (Volatile / Gas Envelope): With a radius of 13.400 R⊕, KIC 10068024 b exceeds the empirical ~1.8–2.2 R⊕ Fulton radius valley threshold, indicating a substantial hydrogen-helium or supercritical volatile envelope without a conventional solid terrestrial surface.
The host star KIC 10068024 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 6,118 K, a radius of 1.574 R☉, a mass of 1.22 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 3.114 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 0.56 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = 0.01 dex (near-solar heavy-element abundance). From Earth, KIC 10068024 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 13.144 (faint and requiring research-grade or CCD telescopic photometry) in the Northern celestial hemisphere.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: Kepler · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | KIC 10068024 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 6,118 K |
| Stellar Radius | 1.5740 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 1.2200 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 3.114 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.010 dex |
| Stellar Age | 0.560 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 13.144 · G: 13.106 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | — |
| Orbital Period | 2.074 days |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 1.46 g/cm³ (77 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | — |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 2351.900 LY (721.105 pc) |