Exoplanet Name : |
Wendelstein-2 b |
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Status : |
Confirmed |
Radius (Rjup / Re): |
1.0000 |
(Rjup) |
11.2090 |
(Rearth) |
Mass (Mjup / Me): |
0.7300 |
(Mjup) |
232.0947 |
(Mearth) |
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated |
0.0234 |
(AU) |
0.0234 |
(AU Est.) |
Eccentricity : |
0.1930 |
Orbital Period(Yrs) |
0.0048 |
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) |
1.75 |
(Days Obs.) |
1.53 |
(Days Est.) |
Surface Gravity (G Earth) |
1.8473 |
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: |
462820.1 |
(W/m2) |
Measured Temperature (K) |
0.0 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
1164.1 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
1093.2 |
(K) |
Blackbody T 0.7(K) |
884.5 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) |
1384.4 |
(K) |
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) |
1300.1 |
(K) |
Size Class: |
Jupiter-size |
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Detection Type : |
Primary Transit |
Mass Detection : |
Radial Velocity |
Radius Detection : |
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Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: |
Not habitable |
Habitability by Kopparapu: |
Not habitable |
Star Name : |
Wendelstein-2 |
Alternate Name : |
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Star Distance(LY) : |
1875.4 |
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : |
0.7 |
(Rsun Measured) |
Stellar Mass(Msun) : |
0.7 |
(Msun Measured) |
0.6 |
(Msun Estimated) |
Star Age : |
0.0 |
(GY) |
Temperature : |
4667 |
(K) |
Spectral type : |
K4 |
UV portion[%]: |
2.1 |
Visible portion[%]: |
33.7 |
IR portion[%]: |
64.2 |
Metalicity : |
0.0 |
Absolute Magnitude: |
8.2 |
Apparent Magnitude: |
17.0 |
Right Ascension(RA) |
297.7917 |
Declination (DEC) |
16.9125 |
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Wendelstein-2 b
Wendelstein-2 b
Wendelstein-2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Wendelstein-2, located about 1875.4 light-years (575.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
The host star Wendelstein-2 has apparent magnitude of 17.0, with absolute magnitude of 8.2. It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4667 with its spectral types of K4
In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Wendelstein-2 b orbits around the star Wendelstein-2 every 1.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3500590.2 km)
(Projected orbit of Wendelstein-2 b around its host star Wendelstein-2)
The Star Wendelstein-2 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation )
: 0.311 AU ( 46588384.4 km)
Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.430 AU ( 64397322.2 km)
Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.656 AU ( 98127267.9 km)
Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation)
: 0.965 AU ( 144398573.4 km)
Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Wendelstein-2 b : 462820.06 W/m2
(Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Wendelstein-2)
Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.342 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.433 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.418 AU
Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.459 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.795 AU
Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.839 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Wendelstein-2)
Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.337 AU
Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.447 AU
Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.446 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.809 AU
Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Wendelstein-2 distance : 0.841 AU
(Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Wendelstein-2)
(Position in Stellar Map of star Wendelstein-2 and its Exoplanet Wendelstein-2 b)
(Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Wendelstein-2 and its Exoplanet Wendelstein-2 b (zoom level 3))
(Synthetic Spectrum of star Wendelstein-2*)
*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