Imaginary Picture of Qatar-8 b

Display orbital revolution of Qatar-8 b around the hoststar Qatar-8
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Exoplanet Name : Qatar-8 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.2850 (Rjup) 14.4036 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.3710 (Mjup) 117.9550 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0474 (AU) 0.0474 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0102
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.71 (Days Obs.) 3.72 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.5686
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 987262.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1406.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1321.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1069.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1673.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1571.2 (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-8
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 902.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 8.3 (GY)
Temperature : 5687 (K)
Spectral type : GOV
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.3
IR portion[%]: 48.1
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.3
Apparent Magnitude: 11.5
Right Ascension(RA) 157.4125
Declination (DEC) 70.5272
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Qatar-8 b
Qatar-8 b

  • Qatar-8 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-8, located about 902.5 light-years (276.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star Qatar-8 has apparent magnitude of 11.5, with absolute magnitude of 4.3.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5687 with its spectral types of GOV
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Qatar-8 b orbits around the star Qatar-8 every 3.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7090939.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Qatar-8 b around its host star Qatar-8)


  • The Star Qatar-8 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.921 AU ( 137832083.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.274 AU ( 190519959.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.941 AU ( 290310256.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.856 AU ( 427204259.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Qatar-8 b : 987262.28 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Qatar-8)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Qatar-8 distance : 0.960 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Qatar-8 distance : 1.216 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Qatar-8 distance : 1.174 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Qatar-8 distance : 1.288 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Qatar-8 distance : 2.152 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Qatar-8 distance : 2.270 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Qatar-8)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Qatar-8 distance : 0.960 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Qatar-8 distance : 1.250 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Qatar-8 distance : 1.270 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Qatar-8 distance : 2.190 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Qatar-8 distance : 2.278 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Qatar-8)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Qatar-8 and its Exoplanet Qatar-8 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Qatar-8 and its Exoplanet Qatar-8 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Qatar-8*)
    *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