Imaginary Picture of WASP-59 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-59 b around the hoststar WASP-59
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-59 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.7750 (Rjup) 8.6870 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.8630 (Mjup) 274.3805 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0697 (AU) 0.0697 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.1000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0217
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.92 (Days Obs.) 7.93 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.6359
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 44347.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 647.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 608.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 492.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 770.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 723.3 (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-59
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 407.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.5 (GY)
Temperature : 4650 (K)
Spectral type : K5V
UV portion[%]: 2.0
Visible portion[%]: 33.5
IR portion[%]: 64.5
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 7.5
Apparent Magnitude: 13.0
Right Ascension(RA) 349.6231
Declination (DEC) 24.8892
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "H_brard,.; Collierameron,.; Brown,...; D_az,..; Faedi,.; Smalley,.; Anderson,..; Armstrong,.; Barros,...; Bento,.; Bouchy,.; Doyle,..; Enoch,.; G_mezaqueohew,.; H_brard,..; Hellier,.; Lendl,.; Lister,..; Maxted,...; McCormac,.; Moutou,.; Pollacco,.; Queloz,.; Santerne,.; Skillen,.; Southworth,.; Tregloan-Reed,.; Triaud,....; Udry,.; Vanhuysse,.; Watson,..; West,..; Wheatley,.."
Discovery Paper - Title "WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets"
Discovery Paper - Journal "A&A 549, A134 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220363"
Discovery Paper - URL http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2013/01/aa20363-12/aa20363-12.html
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-59+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-59%20b/
WASP-59 b
WASP-59 b
  • WASP-59 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-59, located about 407.7 light-years (125.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star WASP-59 has apparent magnitude of 13.0, with absolute magnitude of 7.5.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4650 with its spectral types of K5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-59 b orbits around the star WASP-59 every 7.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 10426971.6 km)
    • (Projected orbit of WASP-59 b around its host star WASP-59)


  • The Star WASP-59 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.287 AU ( 42956065.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.397 AU ( 59376507.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.605 AU ( 90476658.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.890 AU ( 133140365.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-59 b : 44347.79 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-59)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.315 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.399 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.386 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.423 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.735 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.775 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-59)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.311 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.412 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.412 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.747 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-59 distance : 0.776 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-59)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-59 and its Exoplanet WASP-59 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-59 and its Exoplanet WASP-59 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-59*)
    *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