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: |
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Detection Type : |
Radial Velocity |
Mass Detection : |
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Radius Detection : |
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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 |
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovered by |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
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Discovery Paper - Title |
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SIMBAD LINK |
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Open Exoplanet Database Link |
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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)
![](94_Cet_Ab_Orb.png)
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)
![](94_Cet_Ab_OrbH.png)
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)
![](94_Cet_Ab_OrbK.png)
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)
![](94_Cet_Ab_OrbKO.png)
(Position in Stellar Map of star 94 Cet A and its Exoplanet 94 Cet Ab)
![](94_Cet_Ab_STZ0.png)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 94 Cet A and its Exoplanet 94 Cet Ab (zoom level 3))
![](94_Cet_Ab_STZ3.png)
(Synthetic Spectrum of star 94 Cet A*)
![](94_Cet_Ab_Spc.png)
*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