Imaginary Picture of RX J1608.9-3905 Ab

Display orbital revolution of RX J1608.9-3905 Ab around the hoststar RX J1608.9-3905 A
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Exoplanet Name : RX J1608.9-3905 Ab
Alternate Name : 2MASS J16085427-3906057 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 21.3000 (Mjup) 6772.0794 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 7542.0000 (AU) 7542.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 547555.1662
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 200000000.00 (Days Obs.) 202188289.82 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 65.4002
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 3.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 3.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 2.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 4.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 3.8 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : "Imaging, Astrometry"
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : RX J1608.9-3905 A
Alternate Name : 2MASS J16085427-3906057
Star Distance(LY) : 504.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 1.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4715 (K)
Spectral type : K2
UV portion[%]: 2.2
Visible portion[%]: 34.4
IR portion[%]: 63.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.9
Apparent Magnitude: 10.9
Right Ascension(RA) 242.2261
Declination (DEC) -39.1016
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RX J1608.9-3905 Ab
RX J1608.9-3905 Ab

  • RX J1608.9-3905 Ab is an exoplanet orbiting the star RX J1608.9-3905 A, located about 504.9 light-years (154.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star RX J1608.9-3905 A has apparent magnitude of 10.9, with absolute magnitude of 4.9.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive and 1.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4715 with its spectral types of K2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet RX J1608.9-3905 Ab orbits around the star RX J1608.9-3905 A every 200000000.0 days with its orbital distance of 7542.00 AU ( 1128267140819.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of RX J1608.9-3905 Ab around its host star RX J1608.9-3905 A)


  • The Star RX J1608.9-3905 A 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.872 AU ( 130406753.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.205 AU ( 180256212.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.836 AU ( 274670576.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.702 AU ( 404189785.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of RX J1608.9-3905 Ab : 0.00 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star RX J1608.9-3905 A)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 0.955 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 1.209 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 1.168 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 1.282 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 2.218 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 2.339 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star RX J1608.9-3905 A)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 0.943 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 1.247 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 1.248 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 2.254 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star RX J1608.9-3905 A distance : 2.344 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star RX J1608.9-3905 A)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star RX J1608.9-3905 A and its Exoplanet RX J1608.9-3905 Ab)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star RX J1608.9-3905 A and its Exoplanet RX J1608.9-3905 Ab (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star RX J1608.9-3905 A*)
    *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