Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1872 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1872 b around the hoststar Kepler-1872
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1872 b
Alternate Name : "KOI-2734 b, KOI-2734.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2127 (Rjup) 2.3840 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0186 (Mjup) 5.9185 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0465 (AU) 0.0465 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0105
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.83 (Days Obs.) 4.09 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0413
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 196400.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 939.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 882.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 713.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1117.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1049.3 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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-1872
Alternate Name : "KIC 7659389, KOI-2734"
Star Distance(LY) : 2740.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4897 (K)
Spectral type : K2V
UV portion[%]: 2.8
Visible portion[%]: 36.1
IR portion[%]: 61.1
Metalicity : 0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 6.3
Apparent Magnitude: 16.0
Right Ascension(RA) 281.0492
Declination (DEC) 43.3226
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Kepler-1872 b
Kepler-1872 b

  • Kepler-1872 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1872, located about 2740.3 light-years (840.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1872 has apparent magnitude of 16.0, with absolute magnitude of 6.3.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4897 with its spectral types of K2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1872 b orbits around the star Kepler-1872 every 3.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 6956301.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1872 b around its host star Kepler-1872)


  • The Star Kepler-1872 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.403 AU ( 60308710.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.557 AU ( 83362398.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.849 AU ( 127025846.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.250 AU ( 186924098.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1872 b : 196400.58 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1872)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.438 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.555 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.536 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.588 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 1.010 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 1.065 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1872)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.433 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.572 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 0.573 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 1.027 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1872 distance : 1.068 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1872)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1872 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1872 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1872 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1872 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1872*)
    *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