Imaginary Picture of Kepler-124 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-124 b around the hoststar Kepler-124
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-124 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19070067+4903536 b, K00241.03, KIC 11288051 b, KOI-241 b, KOI-241.03, WISE J190700.66+490353.5 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0650 (Rjup) 0.7286 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0010 (Mjup) 0.3192 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0390 (AU) 0.0390 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0093
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.41 (Days Obs.) 2.97 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6013
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 278898.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1025.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 963.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 779.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1219.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1145.4 (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-124
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19070067+4903536, KIC 11288051, KOI-241, WISE J190700.66+490353.5"
Star Distance(LY) : 1369.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4960 (K)
Spectral type : K2
UV portion[%]: 3.0
Visible portion[%]: 36.7
IR portion[%]: 60.3
Metalicity : -0.5
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 12.8
Right Ascension(RA) 286.7528
Declination (DEC) 49.0649
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-124+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-124%20b/
Kepler-124 b
Kepler-124 b

  • Kepler-124 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-124, located about 1369.5 light-years (419.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-124 has apparent magnitude of 12.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4960 with its spectral types of K2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-124 b orbits around the star Kepler-124 every 3.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5834317.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-124 b around its host star Kepler-124)


  • The Star Kepler-124 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.403 AU ( 60275838.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.557 AU ( 83316960.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.849 AU ( 126956610.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.249 AU ( 186822213.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-124 b : 278898.32 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-124)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.437 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.553 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.534 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.586 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-124 distance : 1.004 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-124 distance : 1.059 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-124)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.432 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.570 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-124 distance : 0.572 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-124 distance : 1.021 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-124 distance : 1.061 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-124)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-124 and its Exoplanet Kepler-124 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-124 and its Exoplanet Kepler-124 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-124*)
    *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