Exoplanet Name : |
Kepler-978 b |
Alternate Name : |
"2MASS J19065057+4302364 b, K01848.01, KIC 7430034 b, KOI-1848 b, KOI-1848.01, WISE J190650.55+430236.2 b" |
Status : |
Confirmed |
Radius (Rjup / Re): |
0.2670 |
(Rjup) |
2.9928 |
(Rearth) |
Mass (Mjup / Me): |
0.0230 |
(Mjup) |
7.3125 |
(Mearth) |
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
0.0000 |
(AU) |
0.2703 |
(AU Est.) |
Eccentricity : |
0.0000 |
Orbital Period(Yrs) |
0.1359 |
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
49.62 |
(Days Obs.) |
0.00 |
(Days Est.) |
Surface Gravity (G Earth) |
0.8164 |
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
29252.7 |
(W/m2) |
Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
583.7 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
548.1 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
443.5 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
694.1 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
651.9 |
(K) |
Size Class: |
sub-Neptune-size |
Mass Class: |
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Detection Type : |
Primary Transit |
Mass Detection : |
|
Radius Detection : |
|
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Not habitable |
Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
Star Name : |
Kepler-978 |
Alternate Name : |
"2MASS J19065057+4302364, KIC 7430034, KOI-1848, WISE J190650.55+430236.2" |
Star Distance(LY) : |
1873.8 |
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
1.2 |
(Rsun Measured) |
Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
1.1 |
(Msun Measured) |
1.1 |
(Msun Estimated) |
Star Age : |
3.6 |
(GY) |
Temperature : |
5938 |
(K) |
Spectral type : |
G0 |
UV portion[%]: |
0.3 |
Visible portion[%]: |
1.5 |
IR portion[%]: |
98.2 |
Metalicity : |
-0.0 |
Absolute Magnitude: |
3.6 |
Apparent Magnitude: |
12.4 |
Right Ascension(RA) |
286.7107 |
Declination (DEC) |
43.0435 |
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID |
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Discovered by |
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Discovery Paper - Authors |
"Timothy D. Morton, Stephen T. Bryson, Jeffrey L. Coughlin, Jason F. Rowe, Ganesh Ravichandran, Erik A. Petigura, Michael R. Haas, and Natalie M. Batalha" |
Discovery Paper - Title |
FALSE POSITIVE PROBABILITIES FOR ALL KEPLER OBJECTS OF INTEREST: 1284 NEWLY VALIDATED PLANETS AND 784 LIKELY FALSE POSITIVES |
Discovery Paper - Journal |
0 |
Discovery Paper - URL |
0 |
SIMBAD LINK |
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-978&submit=SIMBAD+search |
Open Exoplanet Database Link |
http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-978%20b/ |
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Kepler-978 b
Kepler-978 b
Kepler-978 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-978, located about 1873.8 light-years (574.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
The host star Kepler-978 has apparent magnitude of 12.4, with absolute magnitude of 3.6. It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5938 with its spectral types of G0
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-978 b orbits around the star Kepler-978 every 49.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.27 AU ( 40436812.3 km)
(Projected orbit of Kepler-978 b around its host star Kepler-978)
![](Kepler-978_b_Orb.png)
The Star Kepler-978 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 0.904 AU ( 135297633.8 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 1.250 AU ( 187016687.4 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 1.905 AU ( 284972044.9 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 2.803 AU ( 419348847.9 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-978 b : 29252.70 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-978)
![](Kepler-978_b_OrbH.png)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-978 distance : 0.928 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-978 distance : 1.176 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-978 distance : 1.135 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-978 distance : 1.245 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-978 distance : 2.068 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-978 distance : 2.181 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-978)
![](Kepler-978_b_OrbK.png)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-978 distance : 0.933 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-978 distance : 1.207 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-978 distance : 1.234 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-978 distance : 2.104 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-978 distance : 2.188 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-978)
![](Kepler-978_b_OrbKO.png)
(Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-978 and its Exoplanet Kepler-978 b)
![](Kepler-978_b_STZ0.png)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-978 and its Exoplanet Kepler-978 b (zoom level 3))
![](Kepler-978_b_STZ3.png)
(Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-978*)
![](Kepler-978_b_Spc.png)
*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