Imaginary Picture of GW Lib b

Display orbital revolution of GW Lib b around the hoststar GW Lib
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Exoplanet Name : GW Lib b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 50.0000 (Mjup) 15896.9000 (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.) 0.05 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 153.5217
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 801842.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1335.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1254.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1014.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1588.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1491.5 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Timing
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : GW Lib
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 326.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 14700 (K)
Spectral type : DA
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 11.2
Apparent Magnitude: 16.2
Right Ascension(RA) 229.9806
Declination (DEC) -25.0068
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GW Lib b
GW Lib b

  • GW Lib b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GW Lib, located about 326.2 light-years (100.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star GW Lib has apparent magnitude of 16.2, with absolute magnitude of 11.2.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 14700 with its spectral types of DA
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GW Lib b orbits around the star GW Lib every 0.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.00 AU ( 398977.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GW Lib b around its host star GW Lib)


  • The Star GW Lib 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.047 AU ( 6989133.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.065 AU ( 9660808.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.098 AU ( 14720934.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.145 AU ( 21662500.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GW Lib b : 801842.74 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star GW Lib)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star GW Lib)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GW Lib distance : nan AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star GW Lib)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star GW Lib and its Exoplanet GW Lib b)



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star GW Lib*)
    *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