Imaginary Picture of rho CrB b

Display orbital revolution of rho CrB b around the hoststar rho CrB
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Exoplanet Name : rho CrB b
Alternate Name : HD 143761 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.0400 (Mjup) 330.6555 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.2245 (AU) 0.2245 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0380
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.1091
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 39.84 (Days Obs.) 39.05 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 3.1933
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 46088.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 653.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 614.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 496.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 777.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 730.3 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Radial Velocity
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : rho CrB
Alternate Name : HD 143761
Star Distance(LY) : 56.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 9.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5822 (K)
Spectral type : G0V or G2V
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 4.2
Apparent Magnitude: 5.4
Right Ascension(RA) 240.2611
Declination (DEC) 33.3142
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+143761+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
rho CrB b
rho CrB b

  • rho CrB b is an exoplanet orbiting the star rho CrB, located about 56.8 light-years (17.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 1997.
  • The host star rho CrB has apparent magnitude of 5.4, with absolute magnitude of 4.2.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5822 with its spectral types of G0V or G2V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet rho CrB b orbits around the star rho CrB every 39.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.22 AU ( 33584722.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of rho CrB b around its host star rho CrB)


  • The Star rho CrB 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.943 AU ( 141048196.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.303 AU ( 194965468.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.986 AU ( 297084227.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.922 AU ( 437172455.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of rho CrB b : 46088.33 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star rho CrB)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star rho CrB distance : 0.975 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star rho CrB distance : 1.234 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star rho CrB distance : 1.192 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star rho CrB distance : 1.307 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star rho CrB distance : 2.177 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star rho CrB distance : 2.296 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star rho CrB)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star rho CrB distance : 0.977 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star rho CrB distance : 1.268 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star rho CrB distance : 1.292 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star rho CrB distance : 2.215 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star rho CrB distance : 2.304 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star rho CrB)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star rho CrB and its Exoplanet rho CrB b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star rho CrB and its Exoplanet rho CrB b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star rho CrB*)
    *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