Imaginary Picture of 1RXS 1609 b

Display orbital revolution of 1RXS 1609 b around the hoststar 1RXS 1609
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Exoplanet Name : 1RXS 1609 b
Alternate Name : "1RXS J160929.1-210524 b, 1RXS J1609b, 1RXS J1609-2105b, RXJ 1609"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.7000 (Rjup) 19.0553 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 14.0000 (Mjup) 4451.1320 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 330.0000 (AU) 330.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0000
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.00 (Days Obs.) 2562711.42 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 12.2585
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 1800.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 12.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 11.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 9.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 14.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 13.6 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Imaging
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : 1RXS 1609
Alternate Name : "1RXS1609, 1RXS J1609, 1RXS J160929"
Star Distance(LY) : 472.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4060 (K)
Spectral type : K7V
UV portion[%]: 0.8
Visible portion[%]: 25.5
IR portion[%]: 73.8
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 5.2
Apparent Magnitude: 11.0
Right Ascension(RA) 242.3750
Declination (DEC) -21.0828
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Benjamin T. Montet, Timothy D. Morton, Daniel Foreman-Mackey, John Asher Johnson, David W. Hogg, Brendan P. Bowler, David W. Latham, Allyson Bieryla, Andrew W. Mann"
Discovery Paper - Title "STELLAR AND PLANETARY PROPERTIES OF K2 CAMPAIGN 1 CANDIDATES AND VALIDATION OF 18 SYSTEMS, INCLUDING A PLANET RECEIVING EARTH-LIKE INSOLATION "
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/1503.07866v1.pdf
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-18+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/EPIC%20201912552%20b/
1RXS 1609 b
1RXS 1609 b

  • 1RXS 1609 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 1RXS 1609, located about 472.9 light-years (145.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2008.
  • The host star 1RXS 1609 has apparent magnitude of 11.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.2.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4060 with its spectral types of K7V
  • (Projected orbit of 1RXS 1609 b around its host star 1RXS 1609)


  • The Star 1RXS 1609 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.482 AU ( 72118045.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.666 AU ( 99685985.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.015 AU ( 151899381.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.494 AU ( 223526594.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 1RXS 1609 b : 0.01 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 1RXS 1609)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.539 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.683 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.659 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.725 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 1.292 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 1.363 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 1RXS 1609)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.533 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.706 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 0.705 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 1.312 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 1RXS 1609 distance : 1.365 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 1RXS 1609)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 1RXS 1609 and its Exoplanet 1RXS 1609 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 1RXS 1609 and its Exoplanet 1RXS 1609 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 1RXS 1609*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102