Imaginary Picture of WASP-37 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-37 b around the hoststar WASP-37
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-37 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.1600 (Rjup) 13.0024 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.8000 (Mjup) 572.2884 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0434 (AU) 0.0434 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0098
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.58 (Days Obs.) 3.58 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.3851
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 703601.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1292.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1213.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 982.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1537.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1443.6 (K)
Size Class: 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-37
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1102.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 11.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5800 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.7
Right Ascension(RA) 221.9440
Declination (DEC) 1.0650
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 00326-00658
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-37+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-37%20b/
WASP-37 b
WASP-37 b

  • WASP-37 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-37, located about 1102.4 light-years (338.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star WASP-37 has apparent magnitude of 12.7, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5800 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-37 b orbits around the star WASP-37 every 3.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 6491051.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-37 b around its host star WASP-37)


  • The Star WASP-37 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.712 AU ( 106514482.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.984 AU ( 147230850.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.500 AU ( 224347234.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.207 AU ( 330136783.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-37 b : 703601.27 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-37)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.737 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.933 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.901 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.988 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-37 distance : 1.647 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-37 distance : 1.737 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-37)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.738 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.959 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-37 distance : 0.977 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-37 distance : 1.676 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-37 distance : 1.743 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-37)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-37 and its Exoplanet WASP-37 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-37 and its Exoplanet WASP-37 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-37*)
    *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