Imaginary Picture of LP 961-51 b

Display orbital revolution of LP 961-51 b around the hoststar LP 961-51
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Exoplanet Name : LP 961-51 b
Alternate Name : CWISE J115229.05-351105.9
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 50.0000 (Mjup) 15896.9000 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 5300.0000 (AU) 5300.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 539889.3939
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 197200000.00 (Days Obs.) 186031255.31 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 153.5217
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1.9 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Imaging
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : LP 961-51
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 175.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 14.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3474 (K)
Spectral type : M3V
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 10.4
IR portion[%]: 89.4
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 9.4
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 178.1484
Declination (DEC) -35.1621
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LP 961-51 b
LP 961-51 b

  • LP 961-51 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LP 961-51, located about 175.2 light-years (53.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2024.
  • The host star LP 961-51 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 9.4.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3474 with its spectral types of M3V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet LP 961-51 b orbits around the star LP 961-51 every 197200000.0 days with its orbital distance of 5300.00 AU ( 792868714710.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of LP 961-51 b around its host star LP 961-51)


  • The Star LP 961-51 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.152 AU ( 22794878.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.211 AU ( 31508479.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.321 AU ( 48011949.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.472 AU ( 70651687.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of LP 961-51 b : 0.00 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star LP 961-51)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.172 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.218 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.210 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.232 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.425 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.448 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star LP 961-51)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.171 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.226 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.226 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.431 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star LP 961-51 distance : 0.449 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star LP 961-51)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star LP 961-51 and its Exoplanet LP 961-51 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star LP 961-51 and its Exoplanet LP 961-51 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star LP 961-51*)
    *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