Imaginary Picture of WASP-158 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-158 b around the hoststar WASP-158
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-158 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0700 (Rjup) 11.9936 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.7900 (Mjup) 887.0470 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0517 (AU) 0.0517 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0000
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.00 (Days Obs.) 3.65 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 6.1666
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1441279.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1546.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1452.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1175.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1839.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1727.0 (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-158
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1762.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 0.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.7 (GY)
Temperature : 6350 (K)
Spectral type : F6V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 3.4
Apparent Magnitude: 12.1
Right Ascension(RA) 4.1458
Declination (DEC) -10.9764
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
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SIMBAD LINK https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-158&submit=SIMBAD+search
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WASP-158 b
WASP-158 b

  • WASP-158 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-158, located about 1762.1 light-years (540.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star WASP-158 has apparent magnitude of 12.1, with absolute magnitude of 3.4.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6350 with its spectral types of F6V
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-158 b around its host star WASP-158)


  • The Star WASP-158 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.214 AU ( 181643709.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.678 AU ( 251079076.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.557 AU ( 382588948.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.763 AU ( 562996397.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-158 b : 1441279.55 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-158)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.216 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.539 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.487 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.629 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-158 distance : 2.685 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-158 distance : 2.831 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-158)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.232 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.579 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-158 distance : 1.630 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-158 distance : 2.733 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-158 distance : 2.842 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-158)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-158 and its Exoplanet WASP-158 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-158 and its Exoplanet WASP-158 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-158*)
    *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