Imaginary Picture of WASP-29 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-29 b around the hoststar WASP-29
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-29 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.7750 (Rjup) 8.6870 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2430 (Mjup) 77.2589 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0470 (AU) 0.0470 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0300
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0107
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.92 (Days Obs.) 4.10 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0238
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 210918.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 956.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 898.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 726.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1137.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1068.2 (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-29
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 284.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 15.0 (GY)
Temperature : 4800 (K)
Spectral type : K4V
UV portion[%]: 2.4
Visible portion[%]: 35.4
IR portion[%]: 62.1
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 6.6
Apparent Magnitude: 11.3
Right Ascension(RA) 357.8795
Declination (DEC) -39.9067
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 08015-01020
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-29+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-29%20b/
WASP-29 b
WASP-29 b

  • WASP-29 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-29, located about 284.1 light-years (87.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star WASP-29 has apparent magnitude of 11.3, with absolute magnitude of 6.6.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4800 with its spectral types of K4V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-29 b orbits around the star WASP-29 every 3.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7031099.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-29 b around its host star WASP-29)


  • The Star WASP-29 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.422 AU ( 63170010.7 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.584 AU ( 87317463.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.889 AU ( 133052490.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.309 AU ( 195792568.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-29 b : 210918.55 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-29)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.461 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.584 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.564 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.619 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-29 distance : 1.067 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-29 distance : 1.125 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-29)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.455 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.602 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-29 distance : 0.603 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-29 distance : 1.084 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-29 distance : 1.128 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-29)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-29 and its Exoplanet WASP-29 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-29 and its Exoplanet WASP-29 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-29*)
    *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