Imaginary Picture of Kepler-196 d

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-196 d around the hoststar Kepler-196
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-196 d
Alternate Name : "KOI-612 d, KOI-612.03"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2373 (Rjup) 2.6599 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0206 (Mjup) 6.5530 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.4484 (AU) 0.4484 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.3342
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 122.08 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9262
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 2566.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 317.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 298.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 241.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 377.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 354.8 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-196
Alternate Name : "2MASS J18595244+4204451, KIC 6587002, KOI-612, WISE J185952.44+420444.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 1491.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.0 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5128 (K)
Spectral type : K1
UV portion[%]: 4.2
Visible portion[%]: 38.9
IR portion[%]: 56.9
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.5
Apparent Magnitude: 12.8
Right Ascension(RA) 284.9685
Declination (DEC) 42.0792
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Kepler-196 d
Kepler-196 d

  • Kepler-196 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-196, located about 1491.4 light-years (457.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-196 has apparent magnitude of 12.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.5.
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-196 d orbits around the star Kepler-196 every 122.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.45 AU ( 67079685.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-196 d around its host star Kepler-196)


  • The Star Kepler-196 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.444 AU ( 66473530.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.614 AU ( 91883791.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.936 AU ( 140010564.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.377 AU ( 206031678.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-196 d : 2565.99 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-196)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.478 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.605 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.584 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.641 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-196 distance : 1.091 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-196 distance : 1.150 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-196)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.473 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.623 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-196 distance : 0.626 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-196 distance : 1.109 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-196 distance : 1.153 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-196)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-196 and its Exoplanet Kepler-196 d)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-196 and its Exoplanet Kepler-196 d (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-196*)
    *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