Imaginary Picture of 94 Cet Ab

Display orbital revolution of 94 Cet Ab around the hoststar 94 Cet A
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Exoplanet Name : 94 Cet Ab
Alternate Name : "HD 19994 Ab, GJ 128 Ab, HR 962 Ab"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.3700 (Mjup) 435.5751 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.3050 (AU) 1.3050 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0630
Orbital Period(Yrs) 1.2764
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 466.20 (Days Obs.) 470.39 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 4.2065
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 3439.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 341.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 321.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 259.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 406.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 381.7 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : 94 Cet A
Alternate Name : "HD 19994 A, GJ 128 A, HR 962 A"
Star Distance(LY) : 73.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.3 (Msun Measured) 1.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 8.9 (GY)
Temperature : 5984 (K)
Spectral type : F8 V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 3.3
Apparent Magnitude: 5.1
Right Ascension(RA) 48.1917
Declination (DEC) -1.1958
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94 Cet Ab
94 Cet Ab

  • 94 Cet Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star 94 Cet A, located about 73.0 light-years (22.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2003.
  • The host star 94 Cet A has apparent magnitude of 5.1, with absolute magnitude of 3.3.
  • It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5984 with its spectral types of F8 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet 94 Cet Ab orbits around the star 94 Cet A every 466.2 days with its orbital distance of 1.30 AU ( 195225221.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of 94 Cet Ab around its host star 94 Cet A)


  • The Star 94 Cet A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.497 AU ( 223974508.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.069 AU ( 309591301.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.153 AU ( 471748631.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 4.640 AU ( 694198776.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 94 Cet Ab : 3439.26 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 94 Cet A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 94 Cet A distance : 1.533 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 94 Cet A distance : 1.941 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 94 Cet A distance : 1.874 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 94 Cet A distance : 2.055 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 94 Cet A distance : 3.409 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 94 Cet A distance : 3.596 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 94 Cet A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 94 Cet A distance : 1.541 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 94 Cet A distance : 1.993 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 94 Cet A distance : 2.039 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 94 Cet A distance : 3.470 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 94 Cet A distance : 3.609 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 94 Cet A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 94 Cet A and its Exoplanet 94 Cet Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 94 Cet A and its Exoplanet 94 Cet Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 94 Cet A*)
    *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