Imaginary Picture of Ross 508 b

Display orbital revolution of Ross 508 b around the hoststar Ross 508
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Exoplanet Name : Ross 508 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1285 (Rjup) 1.4409 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0125 (Mjup) 3.9710 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0530 (AU) 0.0530 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.3500
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0295
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 10.77 (Days Obs.) 10.59 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.9127
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1728.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 287.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 270.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 218.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 342.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 321.4 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Habitable
Star Name : Ross 508
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 36.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.2 (Msun Measured) 0.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3071 (K)
Spectral type : M4.92
UV portion[%]: 0.1
Visible portion[%]: 6.6
IR portion[%]: 93.3
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 12.8
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 230.9625
Declination (DEC) 17.4658
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Ross+508&submit=SIMBAD+search
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Ross 508 b
Ross 508 b

  • Ross 508 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Ross 508, located about 36.6 light-years (11.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star Ross 508 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 12.8.
  • It is 0.2 times more massive and 0.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3071 with its spectral types of M4.92
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Ross 508 b orbits around the star Ross 508 every 10.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7928687.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Ross 508 b around its host star Ross 508)


  • The Star Ross 508 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.043 AU ( 6449116.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.060 AU ( 8914363.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.091 AU ( 13583517.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.134 AU ( 19988741.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Ross 508 b : 1728.77 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Ross 508)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.049 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.062 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.060 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.066 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.123 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.130 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Ross 508)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.049 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.064 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.064 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.125 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Ross 508 distance : 0.130 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Ross 508)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Ross 508 and its Exoplanet Ross 508 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Ross 508 and its Exoplanet Ross 508 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Ross 508*)
    *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