Imaginary Picture of BW Scl b

Display orbital revolution of BW Scl b around the hoststar BW Scl
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Exoplanet Name : BW Scl b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0000 (Rjup) 11.2090 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 51.0000 (Mjup) 16214.8380 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0027 (AU) 0.0027 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0001
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.05 (Days Obs.) 0.06 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 129.0562
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 89793264.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 4344.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 4080.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 3301.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 5166.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 4852.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Default
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Theoretical
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : BW Scl
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 305.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5500 (K)
Spectral type : WD
UV portion[%]: 6.9
Visible portion[%]: 43.2
IR portion[%]: 49.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 11.6
Apparent Magnitude: 16.5
Right Ascension(RA) 358.2542
Declination (DEC) -38.8631
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BW Scl b
BW Scl b

  • BW Scl b is an exoplanet orbiting the star BW Scl, located about 305.4 light-years (93.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2023.
  • The host star BW Scl has apparent magnitude of 16.5, with absolute magnitude of 11.6.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5500 with its spectral types of WD
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet BW Scl b orbits around the star BW Scl every 0.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.00 AU ( 403914.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of BW Scl b around its host star BW Scl)


  • The Star BW Scl 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.501 AU ( 74875778.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.692 AU ( 103497893.6 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.054 AU ( 157707885.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.551 AU ( 232074062.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of BW Scl b : 89793264.63 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star BW Scl)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star BW Scl distance : 0.527 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star BW Scl distance : 0.668 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star BW Scl distance : 0.645 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star BW Scl distance : 0.707 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star BW Scl distance : 1.189 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star BW Scl distance : 1.254 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star BW Scl)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star BW Scl distance : 0.525 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star BW Scl distance : 0.687 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star BW Scl distance : 0.695 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star BW Scl distance : 1.209 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star BW Scl distance : 1.258 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star BW Scl)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star BW Scl and its Exoplanet BW Scl b)



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star BW Scl*)
    *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