Imaginary Picture of Kepler-48 f

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-48 f around the hoststar Kepler-48
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-48 f
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.9400 (Mjup) 298.8617 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 5.7200 (AU) 5.7200 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0150
Orbital Period(Yrs) 14.2912
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5220.00 (Days Obs.) 5326.51 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.8862
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 21.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 96.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 90.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 73.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 114.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 107.5 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-48
Alternate Name : "KIC 573576, KOI-148, 2MASS J19563341+4056564, KIC 5735762, WISE J195633.41+405656.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 1009.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.1 (GY)
Temperature : 5194 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 4.9
Visible portion[%]: 40.0
IR portion[%]: 55.0
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 5.6
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 299.1392
Declination (DEC) 40.9490
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Kepler-48 f
Kepler-48 f

  • Kepler-48 f is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-48, located about 1009.4 light-years (309.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2023.
  • The host star Kepler-48 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.6.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5194 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-48 f orbits around the star Kepler-48 every 5220.0 days with its orbital distance of 5.72 AU ( 855699820.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-48 f around its host star Kepler-48)


  • The Star Kepler-48 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.520 AU ( 77812973.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.719 AU ( 107557863.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.096 AU ( 163894382.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.612 AU ( 241177763.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-48 f : 21.61 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-48)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.557 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.706 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.682 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.748 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-48 distance : 1.269 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-48 distance : 1.339 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-48)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.553 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.727 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-48 distance : 0.731 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-48 distance : 1.291 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-48 distance : 1.342 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-48)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-48 and its Exoplanet Kepler-48 f)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-48 and its Exoplanet Kepler-48 f (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-48*)
    *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