Imaginary Picture of WASP-24 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-24 b around the hoststar WASP-24
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-24 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.3000 (Rjup) 14.5717 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.0710 (Mjup) 340.5116 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0365 (AU) 0.0365 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0064
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.34 (Days Obs.) 2.40 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6037
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1648515.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1599.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1501.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1215.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1901.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1786.0 (K)
Size Class: Super-Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-24
Alternate Name : "USNO-B1.0 0923-0348089, 2MASS J15085174+0220358, TYC 339-329-1"
Star Distance(LY) : 1101.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.6 (GY)
Temperature : 6075 (K)
Spectral type : F8-9
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.7
Apparent Magnitude: 11.3
Right Ascension(RA) 227.2156
Declination (DEC) 2.3433
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 00339-00329
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors CUTRI R.M.; SKRUTSKIE M.F.; VAN DYK S.; BEICHMAN C.A.; CARPENTER J.M.; CHESTER T.; CAMBRESY L.; EVANS T.; FOWLER J.; GIZIS J.; HOWARD E.; HUCHRA J.; JARRETT T.; KOPAN E.L.; KIRKPATRICK J.D.; LIGHT R.M.; MARSH K.A.; McCALLON H.; SCHNEIDER S.; STIENING R.;
Discovery Paper - Title 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-24+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-24%20b/
WASP-24 b
WASP-24 b

  • WASP-24 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-24, located about 1101.9 light-years (337.8 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star WASP-24 has apparent magnitude of 11.3, with absolute magnitude of 3.7.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6075 with its spectral types of F8-9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-24 b orbits around the star WASP-24 every 2.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5461818.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-24 b around its host star WASP-24)


  • The Star WASP-24 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.917 AU ( 137187358.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.268 AU ( 189628781.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.932 AU ( 288952297.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.842 AU ( 425205964.4 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-24 b : 1648515.78 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-24)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-24 distance : 0.933 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-24 distance : 1.182 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-24 distance : 1.142 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-24 distance : 1.251 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-24 distance : 2.073 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-24 distance : 2.186 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-24)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-24 distance : 0.940 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-24 distance : 1.214 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-24 distance : 1.244 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-24 distance : 2.110 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-24 distance : 2.194 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-24)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-24 and its Exoplanet WASP-24 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-24 and its Exoplanet WASP-24 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-24*)
    *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