Imaginary Picture of WASP-138 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-138 b around the hoststar WASP-138
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-138 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.2200 (Mjup) 387.8844 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0494 (AU) 0.0494 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0100
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.63 (Days Obs.) 3.63 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.7459
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1438311.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1545.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1451.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1174.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1838.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1726.1 (K)
Size Class: 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 : WASP-138
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1004.6
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6272 (K)
Spectral type : F9
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.4
Apparent Magnitude: 11.8
Right Ascension(RA) 41.6390
Declination (DEC) -0.4639
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-138+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
WASP-138 b
WASP-138 b

  • WASP-138 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-138, located about 1004.6 light-years (308.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star WASP-138 has apparent magnitude of 11.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.4.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6272 with its spectral types of F9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-138 b orbits around the star WASP-138 every 3.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7390134.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-138 b around its host star WASP-138)


  • The Star WASP-138 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.159 AU ( 173384040.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.602 AU ( 239662055.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.441 AU ( 365191934.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.592 AU ( 537395930.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-138 b : 1438311.42 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-138)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.166 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.476 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.426 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.562 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-138 distance : 2.578 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-138 distance : 2.719 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-138)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.180 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.515 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-138 distance : 1.561 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-138 distance : 2.625 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-138 distance : 2.729 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-138)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-138 and its Exoplanet WASP-138 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-138 and its Exoplanet WASP-138 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-138*)
    *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