Imaginary Picture of Kepler-76 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-76 b around the hoststar Kepler-76
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-76 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19364610+3937084 b, K01658.01, KIC 4570949 b, KOI-1658 b, KOI-1658.01, WISE J193646.10+393708.3 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.3600 (Rjup) 15.2442 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.0100 (Mjup) 639.0554 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0274 (AU) 0.0274 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0042
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.54 (Days Obs.) 1.51 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.7500
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 4893216.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2099.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1971.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1595.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2496.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2344.3 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Default
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-76
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19364610+3937084, KIC 4570949, KOI-1658, WISE J193646.10+393708.3"
Star Distance(LY) : 2682.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6300 (K)
Spectral type : F
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.4
Apparent Magnitude: 14.0
Right Ascension(RA) 294.1921
Declination (DEC) 39.6190
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "A. Santerne, C. Moutou, M. Tsantaki, F. Bouchy, G. H_brard, V. Adibekyan, J.-M. Almenara, L. Amard, S. C. C. Barros, I. Boisse, A. S. Bonomo, G. Bruno, B. Courcol, M. Deleuil, O. Demangeon, R. F. D_az, T. Guillot, M. Havel, G. Montagnier, A. S. Rajpurohit, J. Rey, N. C. Santos"
Discovery Paper - Title SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates XVII. The physical properties of giant exoplanets within 400 days of period
Discovery Paper - Journal "A&A 587, A64 (2016)DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527329"
Discovery Paper - URL https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2016/03/aa27329-15/aa27329-15.html
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-76+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-76%20b/
Kepler-76 b
Kepler-76 b

  • Kepler-76 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-76, located about 2682.6 light-years (822.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2013.
  • The host star Kepler-76 has apparent magnitude of 14.0, with absolute magnitude of 4.4.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6300 with its spectral types of F
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-76 b orbits around the star Kepler-76 every 1.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4098981.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-76 b around its host star Kepler-76)


  • The Star Kepler-76 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.186 AU ( 177379520.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.639 AU ( 245184852.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.497 AU ( 373607456.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.675 AU ( 549779738.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-76 b : 4893216.31 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-76)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.191 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.508 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.456 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.596 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-76 distance : 2.632 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-76 distance : 2.776 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-76)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.206 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.547 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-76 distance : 1.595 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-76 distance : 2.679 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-76 distance : 2.786 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-76)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-76 and its Exoplanet Kepler-76 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-76 and its Exoplanet Kepler-76 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-76*)
    *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