Imaginary Picture of Kepler-96 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-96 b around the hoststar Kepler-96
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-96 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19481670+4031304 b, K00261.01, KIC 5383248 b, KOI-261 b, KOI-261.01, WISE J194816.74+403130.6 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2380 (Rjup) 2.6677 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0270 (Mjup) 8.5843 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.1255 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0445
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 16.24 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.2062
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 76062.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 741.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 696.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 563.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 881.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 827.8 (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-96
Alternate Name : "KIC 5383248, KOI-261, 2MASS J19481670+4031304, WISE J194816.74+403130.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 419.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 2.3 (GY)
Temperature : 5751 (K)
Spectral type : G4
UV portion[%]: 7.7
Visible portion[%]: 44.6
IR portion[%]: 47.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 10.3
Right Ascension(RA) 297.0696
Declination (DEC) 40.5251
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 03140-00604
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Geoffrey W. Marcy, Howard Isaacson, Andrew W. Howard et al. The Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 210:20(70pp) 2014 February, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20"
Discovery Paper - Title "Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets"
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-96+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-96%20b/
Kepler-96 b
Kepler-96 b

  • Kepler-96 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-96, located about 419.2 light-years (128.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-96 has apparent magnitude of 10.3, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5751 with its spectral types of G4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-96 b orbits around the star Kepler-96 every 16.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.13 AU ( 18774247.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-96 b around its host star Kepler-96)


  • The Star Kepler-96 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.677 AU ( 101292352.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.936 AU ( 140012501.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.426 AU ( 213348067.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.099 AU ( 313951027.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-96 b : 76061.98 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-96)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.703 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.890 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.860 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.943 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-96 distance : 1.573 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-96 distance : 1.659 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-96)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.703 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.915 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-96 distance : 0.931 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-96 distance : 1.601 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-96 distance : 1.665 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-96)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-96 and its Exoplanet Kepler-96 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-96 and its Exoplanet Kepler-96 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-96*)
    *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