Imaginary Picture of Kepler-115 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-115 b around the hoststar Kepler-115
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-115 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19505084+4515429 b, K00159.02, KIC 8972058 b, KOI-159 b, KOI-159.02, WISE J195050.85+451543.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0970 (Rjup) 1.0873 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0042 (Mjup) 1.3212 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0360 (AU) 0.0360 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0066
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.40 (Days Obs.) 2.49 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1176
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1613361.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1590.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1493.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1208.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1891.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1776.4 (K)
Size Class: Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-115
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19505084+4515429, KIC 8972058, KOI-159, WISE J195050.85+451543.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 2033.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6000 (K)
Spectral type : G1
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.3
Apparent Magnitude: 12.3
Right Ascension(RA) 297.7118
Declination (DEC) 45.2619
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-115+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-115%20b/
Kepler-115 b
Kepler-115 b

  • Kepler-115 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-115, located about 2033.0 light-years (623.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-115 has apparent magnitude of 12.3, with absolute magnitude of 3.3.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6000 with its spectral types of G1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-115 b orbits around the star Kepler-115 every 2.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5385523.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-115 b around its host star Kepler-115)


  • The Star Kepler-115 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.895 AU ( 133820926.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.236 AU ( 184975491.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.884 AU ( 281861714.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.773 AU ( 414771859.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-115 b : 1613361.34 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-115)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-115 distance : 0.915 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-115 distance : 1.158 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-115 distance : 1.119 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-115 distance : 1.226 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-115 distance : 2.034 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-115 distance : 2.146 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-115)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-115 distance : 0.920 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-115 distance : 1.189 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-115 distance : 1.217 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-115 distance : 2.071 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-115 distance : 2.153 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-115)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-115 and its Exoplanet Kepler-115 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-115 and its Exoplanet Kepler-115 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-115*)
    *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