Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1855 Ab

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1855 Ab around the hoststar Kepler-1855 A
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1855 Ab
Alternate Name : "KOI-2542 b, KOI-2542.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1085 (Rjup) 1.2161 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0062 (Mjup) 1.9793 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0115 (AU) 0.0115 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0020
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.73 (Days Obs.) 0.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.3385
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 521831.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1199.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1126.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 911.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1426.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1339.7 (K)
Size Class: super-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 : Kepler-1855 A
Alternate Name : "KIC 6183511, KOI-2542"
Star Distance(LY) : 401.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 13.8 (GY)
Temperature : 3479 (K)
Spectral type : M1V
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 10.4
IR portion[%]: 89.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 11.1
Apparent Magnitude: 16.6
Right Ascension(RA) 283.4019
Declination (DEC) 41.5163
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Kepler-1855 Ab
Kepler-1855 Ab

  • Kepler-1855 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1855 A, located about 401.5 light-years (123.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1855 A has apparent magnitude of 16.6, with absolute magnitude of 11.1.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3479 with its spectral types of M1V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1855 Ab orbits around the star Kepler-1855 A every 0.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.01 AU ( 1720375.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1855 Ab around its host star Kepler-1855 A)


  • The Star Kepler-1855 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.163 AU ( 24311879.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.225 AU ( 33605371.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.342 AU ( 51207149.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.504 AU ( 75353563.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1855 Ab : 521831.14 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1855 A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.184 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.232 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.224 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.247 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.453 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.478 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1855 A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.182 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.241 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.241 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.460 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1855 A distance : 0.478 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1855 A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1855 A and its Exoplanet Kepler-1855 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1855 A and its Exoplanet Kepler-1855 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1855 A*)
    *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