Imaginary Picture of Kepler-1008 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-1008 b around the hoststar Kepler-1008
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-1008 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19461140+4456309 b, K01904.01, KIC 8766650 b, KOI-1904 b, KOI-1904.01, Kepler-1008 A b, WISE J194611.42+445630.6
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1140 (Rjup) 1.2778 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0075 (Mjup) 2.3693 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0979 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0341
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 12.44 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.4510
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 45595.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 652.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 612.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 495.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 775.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 728.4 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-1008
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19461140+4456309, KIC 8766650, KOI-1904, Kepler-1008 A, WISE J194611.42+445630.6"
Star Distance(LY) : 921.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.8 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 6.8 (GY)
Temperature : 5045 (K)
Spectral type : K1
UV portion[%]: 3.7
Visible portion[%]: 37.9
IR portion[%]: 58.4
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 11.9
Right Ascension(RA) 296.5475
Declination (DEC) 44.9419
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Timothy D. Morton, Stephen T. Bryson, Jeffrey L. Coughlin, Jason F. Rowe, Ganesh Ravichandran, Erik A. Petigura, Michael R. Haas, and Natalie M. Batalha2"
Discovery Paper - Title FALSE POSITIVE PROBABILITIES FOR ALL KEPLER OBJECTS OF INTEREST: 1284 NEWLY VALIDATED PLANETS AND 428 LIKELY FALSE POSITIVES
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-1008+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-1008%20b/
Kepler-1008 b
Kepler-1008 b

  • Kepler-1008 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1008, located about 921.4 light-years (282.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star Kepler-1008 has apparent magnitude of 11.9, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5045 with its spectral types of K1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-1008 b orbits around the star Kepler-1008 every 12.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.10 AU ( 14651806.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-1008 b around its host star Kepler-1008)


  • The Star Kepler-1008 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.409 AU ( 61204641.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.566 AU ( 84600809.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.862 AU ( 128912911.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.268 AU ( 189700996.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-1008 b : 45595.90 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-1008)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.442 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.559 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.540 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.593 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 1.012 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 1.067 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-1008)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.437 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.576 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 0.578 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 1.029 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-1008 distance : 1.070 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-1008)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1008 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1008 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-1008 and its Exoplanet Kepler-1008 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-1008*)
    *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