Imaginary Picture of 3 Cnc b

Display orbital revolution of 3 Cnc b around the hoststar 3 Cnc
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Exoplanet Name : 3 Cnc b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 20.7600 (Mjup) 6600.3929 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 2.5200 (AU) 2.5200 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0400
Orbital Period(Yrs) 2.3371
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 853.64 (Days Obs.) 852.15 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 63.7422
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 104204.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 801.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 753.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 609.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 953.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 895.5 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : 3 Cnc
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 813.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 39.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 2.9 (Msun Measured) 2.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.4 (GY)
Temperature : 4319 (K)
Spectral type : K3 III
UV portion[%]: 0.9
Visible portion[%]: 27.8
IR portion[%]: 71.2
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: -1.4
Apparent Magnitude: 5.6
Right Ascension(RA) 120.1971
Declination (DEC) 17.3086
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 01380-01830
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=3+Cnc+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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3 Cnc b
3 Cnc b

  • 3 Cnc b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 3 Cnc, located about 813.6 light-years (249.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star 3 Cnc has apparent magnitude of 5.6, with absolute magnitude of -1.4.
  • It is 2.9 times more massive and 39.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4319 with its spectral types of K3 III
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet 3 Cnc b orbits around the star 3 Cnc every 853.6 days with its orbital distance of 2.52 AU ( 376986634.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of 3 Cnc b around its host star 3 Cnc)


  • The Star 3 Cnc 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 15.914 AU ( 2380675663.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 21.997 AU ( 3290715911.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 33.519 AU ( 5014322815.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 49.324 AU ( 7378795686.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 3 Cnc b : 104204.86 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 3 Cnc)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 3 Cnc distance : 17.681 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 3 Cnc distance : 22.381 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 3 Cnc distance : 21.617 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 3 Cnc distance : 23.748 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 3 Cnc distance : 41.813 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 3 Cnc distance : 44.108 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 3 Cnc)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 3 Cnc distance : 17.445 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 3 Cnc distance : 23.120 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 3 Cnc distance : 23.083 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 3 Cnc distance : 42.489 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 3 Cnc distance : 44.187 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 3 Cnc)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 3 Cnc and its Exoplanet 3 Cnc b)



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 3 Cnc*)
    *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