Imaginary Picture of GJ 536 b

Display orbital revolution of GJ 536 b around the hoststar GJ 536
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Exoplanet Name : GJ 536 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1389 (Rjup) 1.5567 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0169 (Mjup) 5.3732 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0666 (AU) 0.0666 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0800
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0238
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 8.71 (Days Obs.) 8.71 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.2173
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 12741.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 474.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 445.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 360.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 563.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 529.6 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-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 : GJ 536
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 32.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.5 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3685 (K)
Spectral type : M1
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 18.0
IR portion[%]: 81.6
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 22.0
Apparent Magnitude: 22.0
Right Ascension(RA) 210.2633
Declination (DEC) -2.6550
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=+GJ+536&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
GJ 536 b
GJ 536 b

  • GJ 536 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 536, located about 32.7 light-years (10.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star GJ 536 has apparent magnitude of 22.0, with absolute magnitude of 22.0.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.5 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3685 with its spectral types of M1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet GJ 536 b orbits around the star GJ 536 every 8.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 9964714.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of GJ 536 b around its host star GJ 536)


  • The Star GJ 536 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.147 AU ( 22004074.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.203 AU ( 30415380.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.310 AU ( 46346309.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.456 AU ( 68200624.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of GJ 536 b : 12741.36 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star GJ 536)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.166 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.210 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.203 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.223 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.404 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.427 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star GJ 536)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.164 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.217 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.217 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.411 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star GJ 536 distance : 0.427 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star GJ 536)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star GJ 536 and its Exoplanet GJ 536 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star GJ 536 and its Exoplanet GJ 536 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star GJ 536*)
    *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