Imaginary Picture of Kepler-10 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-10 b around the hoststar Kepler-10
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-10 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19024305+5014286 b, K00072.01, KIC 11904151 b, KOI-72 b, KOI-72.01, WISE J190243.03+501429.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1320 (Rjup) 1.4796 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0145 (Mjup) 4.6101 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0172 (AU) 0.0172 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0600
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0023
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 0.84 (Days Obs.) 0.86 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.1059
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 4813365.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2090.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1963.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1588.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2486.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2334.7 (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-10
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19024305+5014286, KIC 11904151, KOI-72, WISE J190243.03+501429.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 604.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.1 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 10.6 (GY)
Temperature : 5599 (K)
Spectral type : G
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.4
IR portion[%]: 47.9
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 11.2
Right Ascension(RA) 285.6794
Declination (DEC) 50.2413
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 03549-00354
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Natalie M. Batalha, William J. Borucki, Stephen T. Bryson, Lars A. Buchhave, Douglas A. Caldwell, J_rgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, David Ciardi, Edward W. Dunham, Francois Fressin, Thomas N. Gautier "
Discovery Paper - Title KEPLER'S FIRST ROCKY PLANET: KEPLER-10b
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-10+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-10%20b/
Kepler-10 b
Kepler-10 b

  • Kepler-10 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-10, located about 604.9 light-years (185.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star Kepler-10 has apparent magnitude of 11.2, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 1.1 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5599 with its spectral types of G
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-10 b orbits around the star Kepler-10 every 0.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 2573083.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-10 b around its host star Kepler-10)


  • The Star Kepler-10 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.738 AU ( 110435472.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.020 AU ( 152650682.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.555 AU ( 232605858.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.288 AU ( 342289710.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-10 b : 4813365.88 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-10)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-10 distance : 0.773 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-10 distance : 0.979 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-10 distance : 0.946 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.037 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.738 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.833 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-10)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-10 distance : 0.772 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.007 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.021 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.768 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-10 distance : 1.839 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-10)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-10 and its Exoplanet Kepler-10 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-10 and its Exoplanet Kepler-10 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-10*)
    *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