Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1878 Ab

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1878 Ab around the hoststar Kepler-1878
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1878 Ab
Alternate Name : "KOI-2822 b, KOI-2822.01"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2605 (Rjup) 2.9199 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0225 (Mjup) 7.1468 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0521 (AU) 0.0521 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0122
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.45 (Days Obs.) 4.28 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8382
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 770895.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1322.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1242.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1004.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1572.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1476.9 (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-1878
Alternate Name : "KIC 8263545, KOI-2822"
Star Distance(LY) : 4873.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5744 (K)
Spectral type : G2IV-V
UV portion[%]: 7.7
Visible portion[%]: 44.6
IR portion[%]: 47.6
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 15.6
Right Ascension(RA) 300.7324
Declination (DEC) 44.1071
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Kepler-1878 Ab
Kepler-1878 Ab

  • Kepler-1878 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1878, located about 4873.7 light-years (1494.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-1878 has apparent magnitude of 15.6, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5744 with its spectral types of G2IV-V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1878 Ab orbits around the star Kepler-1878 every 4.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7794049.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1878 Ab around its host star Kepler-1878)


  • The Star Kepler-1878 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.895 AU ( 133872478.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.237 AU ( 185046750.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.885 AU ( 281970296.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.774 AU ( 414931643.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1878 Ab : 770895.92 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1878)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 0.929 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 1.177 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 1.137 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 1.246 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 2.080 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 2.194 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1878)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 0.930 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 1.210 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 1.231 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 2.117 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1878 distance : 2.201 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1878)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1878 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1878 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1878 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1878 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1878*)
    *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