Imaginary Picture of Qatar-4 b

Display orbital revolution of Qatar-4 b around the hoststar Qatar-4
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Exoplanet Name : Qatar-4 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.5520 (Rjup) 17.3964 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 5.8500 (Mjup) 1859.9373 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0286 (AU) 0.0286 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0049
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.81 (Days Obs.) 1.81 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 6.1458
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1381872.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1530.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1437.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1162.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1819.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1709.0 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Qatar-4
Alternate Name : UCAC3 269-003518
Star Distance(LY) : 1082.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 12.9 (GY)
Temperature : 5219 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 5.2
Visible portion[%]: 40.4
IR portion[%]: 54.4
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 14.4
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 4.8583
Declination (DEC) 44.0275
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
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Qatar-4 b
Qatar-4 b

  • Qatar-4 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-4, located about 1082.8 light-years (332.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star Qatar-4 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 14.4.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5219 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Qatar-4 b orbits around the star Qatar-4 every 1.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4279995.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Qatar-4 b around its host star Qatar-4)


  • The Star Qatar-4 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.658 AU ( 98425487.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.909 AU ( 136049745.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.386 AU ( 207309703.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.039 AU ( 305065310.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Qatar-4 b : 1381872.64 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Qatar-4)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.704 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.891 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.861 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.944 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Qatar-4 distance : 1.602 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Qatar-4 distance : 1.690 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Qatar-4)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.698 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.918 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Qatar-4 distance : 0.924 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Qatar-4 distance : 1.629 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Qatar-4 distance : 1.694 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Qatar-4)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Qatar-4 and its Exoplanet Qatar-4 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Qatar-4 and its Exoplanet Qatar-4 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Qatar-4*)
    *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