Imaginary Picture of Kepler-256 e

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-256 e around the hoststar Kepler-256
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-256 e
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19301930+4605506 e, K00939.04, KIC 9466668 e, KOI-939 e, KOI-939.04, WISE J193019.31+460550.5 e"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2100 (Rjup) 2.3539 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0184 (Mjup) 5.8489 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0960 (AU) 0.0960 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0292
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 10.68 (Days Obs.) 10.76 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0556
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 127692.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 843.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 792.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 641.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1003.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 942.2 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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-256
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19301930+4605506, KIC 9466668, KOI-939, WISE J193019.31+460550.5"
Star Distance(LY) : 3348.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5608 (K)
Spectral type : G6
UV portion[%]: 7.3
Visible portion[%]: 43.9
IR portion[%]: 48.8
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 13.8
Right Ascension(RA) 292.5804
Declination (DEC) 46.0974
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-256+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-256%20e/
Kepler-256 e
Kepler-256 e

  • Kepler-256 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-256, located about 3348.2 light-years (1026.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-256 has apparent magnitude of 13.8, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5608 with its spectral types of G6
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-256 e orbits around the star Kepler-256 every 10.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.10 AU ( 14361395.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-256 e around its host star Kepler-256)


  • The Star Kepler-256 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.671 AU ( 100394599.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.928 AU ( 138771573.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.414 AU ( 211457167.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.080 AU ( 311168485.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-256 e : 127692.92 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-256)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.703 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.890 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.859 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.942 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-256 distance : 1.579 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-256 distance : 1.665 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-256)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.701 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.915 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-256 distance : 0.928 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-256 distance : 1.606 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-256 distance : 1.670 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-256)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-256 and its Exoplanet Kepler-256 e)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-256 and its Exoplanet Kepler-256 e (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-256*)
    *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