Imaginary Picture of 83 Leo Bc

Display orbital revolution of 83 Leo Bc around the hoststar 83 Leo B
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Exoplanet Name : 83 Leo Bc
Alternate Name : HD 99492 c
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2247 (Rjup) 2.5190 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0563 (Mjup) 17.8999 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 5.4000 (AU) 5.4000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0630
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.2607
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 95.23 (Days Obs.) 5030.86 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.8209
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 19.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 93.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 88.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 71.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 111.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 104.8 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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 : 83 Leo B
Alternate Name : HD 99492
Star Distance(LY) : 58.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 2316.3 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 4.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4740 (K)
Spectral type : K2V
UV portion[%]: 2.3
Visible portion[%]: 34.8
IR portion[%]: 63.0
Metalicity : 0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 6.1
Apparent Magnitude: 7.4
Right Ascension(RA) 171.6917
Declination (DEC) 3.0061
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83 Leo Bc
83 Leo Bc

  • 83 Leo Bc is an exoplanet orbiting the star 83 Leo B, located about 58.7 light-years (18.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star 83 Leo B has apparent magnitude of 7.4, with absolute magnitude of 6.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4740 with its spectral types of K2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet 83 Leo Bc orbits around the star 83 Leo B every 95.2 days with its orbital distance of 5.40 AU ( 807828501.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of 83 Leo Bc around its host star 83 Leo B)


  • The Star 83 Leo B 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.467 AU ( 69901424.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.646 AU ( 96622036.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.984 AU ( 147230601.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.448 AU ( 216656279.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 83 Leo Bc : 19.56 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 83 Leo B)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.511 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.647 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.625 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.687 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 83 Leo B distance : 1.186 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 83 Leo B distance : 1.251 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 83 Leo B)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.505 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.668 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 83 Leo B distance : 0.668 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 83 Leo B distance : 1.206 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 83 Leo B distance : 1.254 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 83 Leo B)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 83 Leo B and its Exoplanet 83 Leo Bc)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 83 Leo B and its Exoplanet 83 Leo Bc (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 83 Leo B*)
    *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