Imaginary Picture of Kepler-487 d

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-487 d around the hoststar Kepler-487
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-487 d
Alternate Name : "KOI-191 d, KOI-191.02"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2476 (Rjup) 2.7750 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0214 (Mjup) 6.8163 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0337 (AU) 0.0337 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0066
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.42 (Days Obs.) 2.37 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8852
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 734484.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1306.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1227.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 992.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1553.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1459.2 (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-487
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19410893+4113190, KIC 5972334, KOI-191, WISE J194108.94+411319.0"
Star Distance(LY) : 2723.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 5.6 (GY)
Temperature : 5444 (K)
Spectral type : G7
UV portion[%]: 6.6
Visible portion[%]: 42.8
IR portion[%]: 50.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 13.7
Right Ascension(RA) 295.2872
Declination (DEC) 41.2220
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Kepler-487 d
Kepler-487 d

  • Kepler-487 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-487, located about 2723.4 light-years (835.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2017.
  • The host star Kepler-487 has apparent magnitude of 13.7, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5444 with its spectral types of G7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-487 d orbits around the star Kepler-487 every 2.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 5041448.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-487 d around its host star Kepler-487)


  • The Star Kepler-487 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.565 AU ( 84523411.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.781 AU ( 116833443.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.190 AU ( 178028312.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.751 AU ( 261976460.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-487 d : 734484.81 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-487)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.597 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.756 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.730 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.801 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-487 distance : 1.349 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-487 distance : 1.422 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-487)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.594 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.778 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-487 distance : 0.786 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-487 distance : 1.372 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-487 distance : 1.427 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-487)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-487 and its Exoplanet Kepler-487 d)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-487 and its Exoplanet Kepler-487 d (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-487*)
    *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