Imaginary Picture of Kepler-46 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-46 b around the hoststar Kepler-46
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-46 b
Alternate Name : "KOI-872 b, 2MASS J19170449+4236150 b, K00872.01, KIC 7109675 b, KOI-872.01, WISE J191704.50+423615.0 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.8080 (Rjup) 9.0569 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 6.0000 (Mjup) 1907.6280 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1968 (AU) 0.1968 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0100
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0920
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 33.60 (Days Obs.) 33.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 23.2561
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 14713.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 491.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 461.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 373.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 584.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 549.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-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-46
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19170449+4236150, KIC 7109675, KOI-872, WISE J191704.50+423615.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 2534.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 9.9 (GY)
Temperature : 5162 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 4.6
Visible portion[%]: 39.5
IR portion[%]: 55.8
Metalicity : 0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 5.8
Apparent Magnitude: 15.3
Right Ascension(RA) 289.2687
Declination (DEC) 42.6042
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "David Nesvorn, David M. Kipping, Lars A. Buchhave et al. Science, 336, 6085, 1133-1136 DOI:10.1126/science.12211141"
Discovery Paper - Title The Detection and Characterization of a Nontransiting Planet by Transit Timing Variations
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-46+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-46%20b/
Kepler-46 b
Kepler-46 b

  • Kepler-46 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-46, located about 2534.9 light-years (777.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2012.
  • The host star Kepler-46 has apparent magnitude of 15.3, with absolute magnitude of 5.8.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5162 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-46 b orbits around the star Kepler-46 every 33.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.20 AU ( 29440861.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-46 b around its host star Kepler-46)


  • The Star Kepler-46 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.467 AU ( 69862260.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.646 AU ( 96567901.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.984 AU ( 147148111.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.447 AU ( 216534891.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-46 b : 14713.76 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-46)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.501 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.635 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.613 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.672 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-46 distance : 1.143 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-46 distance : 1.206 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-46)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.497 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.654 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-46 distance : 0.657 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-46 distance : 1.162 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-46 distance : 1.209 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-46)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-46 and its Exoplanet Kepler-46 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-46 and its Exoplanet Kepler-46 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-46*)
    *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