Imaginary Picture of SAX J1808.4-3658 b

Display orbital revolution of SAX J1808.4-3658 b around the hoststar SAX J1808.4-3658
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Exoplanet Name : SAX J1808.4-3658 b
Alternate Name : "*V4580 Sgr b, SWIFT J1808.5-3655 b, XTE J1808-369 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.2600 (Rjup) 14.1233 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 52.3500 (Mjup) 16644.0543 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0042 (AU) 0.0042 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0002
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.08 (Days Obs.) 0.09 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 83.4419
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 97568557.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 4435.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 4165.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 3370.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 5275.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 4953.8 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : "Timing, Kinematic"
Mass Detection : Timing
Radius Detection : Theoretical
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : SAX J1808.4-3658
Alternate Name : "*V4580 Sgr, SWIFT J1808.5-3655, XTE J1808-369"
Star Distance(LY) : 11415.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5500 (K)
Spectral type : PSR
UV portion[%]: 6.9
Visible portion[%]: 43.2
IR portion[%]: 49.9
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.8
Apparent Magnitude: 16.5
Right Ascension(RA) 272.1148
Declination (DEC) -36.9790
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SAX J1808.4-3658 b
SAX J1808.4-3658 b

  • SAX J1808.4-3658 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star SAX J1808.4-3658, located about 11415.5 light-years (3500.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2001.
  • The host star SAX J1808.4-3658 has apparent magnitude of 16.5, with absolute magnitude of 3.8.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5500 with its spectral types of PSR
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet SAX J1808.4-3658 b orbits around the star SAX J1808.4-3658 every 0.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.00 AU ( 634295.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of SAX J1808.4-3658 b around its host star SAX J1808.4-3658)


  • The Star SAX J1808.4-3658 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.819 AU ( 122567832.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.133 AU ( 169420775.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.726 AU ( 258159768.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.539 AU ( 379893409.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of SAX J1808.4-3658 b : 97568557.53 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star SAX J1808.4-3658)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 0.863 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.093 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.056 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.158 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.946 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 2.052 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star SAX J1808.4-3658)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 0.860 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.124 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.138 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 1.980 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star SAX J1808.4-3658 distance : 2.059 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star SAX J1808.4-3658)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star SAX J1808.4-3658 and its Exoplanet SAX J1808.4-3658 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star SAX J1808.4-3658 and its Exoplanet SAX J1808.4-3658 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star SAX J1808.4-3658*)
    *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