Imaginary Picture of KOI-126 b

Display orbital revolution of KOI-126 b around the hoststar KOI-126
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Exoplanet Name : KOI-126 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0651 (Rjup) 0.7297 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0010 (Mjup) 0.3209 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0189 (AU) 0.0189 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0024
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.88 (Days Obs.) 0.92 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6027
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 19231124.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2955.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2775.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 2245.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 3514.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 3300.8 (K)
Size Class: Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : KOI-126
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 3021.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.4 (GY)
Temperature : 5846 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 12.2
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 297.4750
Declination (DEC) 41.1142
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KOI-126 b
KOI-126 b

  • KOI-126 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KOI-126, located about 3021.2 light-years (926.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star KOI-126 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 12.2.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 2.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5846 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet KOI-126 b orbits around the star KOI-126 every 0.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 2827399.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of KOI-126 b around its host star KOI-126)


  • The Star KOI-126 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.621 AU ( 242560371.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.241 AU ( 335281822.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.415 AU ( 510895299.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 5.026 AU ( 751804813.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of KOI-126 b : 19231124.35 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star KOI-126)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star KOI-126 distance : 1.674 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star KOI-126 distance : 2.119 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star KOI-126 distance : 2.047 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star KOI-126 distance : 2.244 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star KOI-126 distance : 3.736 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star KOI-126 distance : 3.941 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star KOI-126)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star KOI-126 distance : 1.678 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star KOI-126 distance : 2.177 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star KOI-126 distance : 2.220 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star KOI-126 distance : 3.802 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star KOI-126 distance : 3.954 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star KOI-126)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star KOI-126 and its Exoplanet KOI-126 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star KOI-126 and its Exoplanet KOI-126 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star KOI-126*)
    *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