Imaginary Picture of 38 Vir b

Display orbital revolution of 38 Vir b around the hoststar 38 Vir
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Exoplanet Name : 38 Vir b
Alternate Name : HD 111998 b
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 4.5100 (Mjup) 1433.9004 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 1.8200 (AU) 1.8200 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0300
Orbital Period(Yrs) 2.2611
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 825.90 (Days Obs.) 825.57 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 13.8477
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1438.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 274.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 258.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 208.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 326.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 307.0 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : 38 Vir
Alternate Name : "HIP 62875,, HD 111998"
Star Distance(LY) : 106.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.9 (GY)
Temperature : 6557 (K)
Spectral type : F6 V
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.5
Apparent Magnitude: 6.1
Right Ascension(RA) 193.2965
Declination (DEC) -3.5531
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=38+Vir&submit=SIMBAD+search
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38 Vir b
38 Vir b

  • 38 Vir b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 38 Vir, located about 106.8 light-years (32.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star 38 Vir has apparent magnitude of 6.1, with absolute magnitude of 3.5.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6557 with its spectral types of F6 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet 38 Vir b orbits around the star 38 Vir every 825.9 days with its orbital distance of 1.82 AU ( 272268124.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of 38 Vir b around its host star 38 Vir)


  • The Star 38 Vir 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.351 AU ( 202039591.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.867 AU ( 279271514.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.845 AU ( 425547986.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 4.186 AU ( 626212503.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of 38 Vir b : 1438.86 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star 38 Vir)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.336 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.692 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.634 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.790 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 38 Vir distance : 2.941 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 38 Vir distance : 3.101 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star 38 Vir)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.360 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.734 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star 38 Vir distance : 1.800 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star 38 Vir distance : 2.994 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star 38 Vir distance : 3.114 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star 38 Vir)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star 38 Vir and its Exoplanet 38 Vir b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star 38 Vir and its Exoplanet 38 Vir b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star 38 Vir*)
    *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