Imaginary Picture of Gaia-3 b

Display orbital revolution of Gaia-3 b around the hoststar Gaia-3
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Exoplanet Name : Gaia-3 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 7.3000 (Mjup) 2320.9474 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.7990 (AU) 0.7990 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.9480
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.8148
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 297.60 (Days Obs.) 310.68 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 22.4142
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 312.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 187.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 176.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 142.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 223.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 209.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : "Radial Velocity, Astrometry"
Mass Detection : Astrometry
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Gaia-3
Alternate Name : HIP 66074
Star Distance(LY) : 115.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 7.9 (GY)
Temperature : 4300 (K)
Spectral type : K6
UV portion[%]: 0.9
Visible portion[%]: 27.5
IR portion[%]: 71.6
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 19.3
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 203.1709
Declination (DEC) 75.0069
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Gaia-3 b
Gaia-3 b

  • Gaia-3 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Gaia-3, located about 115.4 light-years (35.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2023.
  • The host star Gaia-3 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 19.3.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4300 with its spectral types of K6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Gaia-3 b orbits around the star Gaia-3 every 297.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.80 AU ( 119528698.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Gaia-3 b around its host star Gaia-3)


  • The Star Gaia-3 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.276 AU ( 41347010.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.382 AU ( 57152373.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.582 AU ( 87087569.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.857 AU ( 128153174.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Gaia-3 b : 312.67 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Gaia-3)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.307 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.389 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.376 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.413 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.727 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.767 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Gaia-3)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.303 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.402 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.401 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.739 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Gaia-3 distance : 0.769 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Gaia-3)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Gaia-3 and its Exoplanet Gaia-3 b)



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Gaia-3*)
    *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