Imaginary Picture of Kepler-131 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-131 b around the hoststar Kepler-131
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-131 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19140739+4056322 b, K00283.01, KIC 5695396 b, KOI-283 b, KOI-283.01, WISE J191407.40+405632.4 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2150 (Rjup) 2.4099 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0510 (Mjup) 16.2148 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.1256 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0441
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 16.09 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.7919
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 87752.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 768.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 721.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 583.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 913.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 857.9 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-131
Alternate Name : "KIC 5695396, KOI-283, 2MASS J19140739+4056322, WISE J191407.40+405632.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 745.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.7 (GY)
Temperature : 5787 (K)
Spectral type : G4
UV portion[%]: 7.6
Visible portion[%]: 44.3
IR portion[%]: 48.1
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.7
Apparent Magnitude: 11.5
Right Ascension(RA) 288.5308
Declination (DEC) 40.9423
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Geoffrey W. Marcy, Howard Isaacson, Andrew W. Howard et al. The Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 210:20(70pp) 2014 February, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20"
Discovery Paper - Title "Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets"
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-131+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-131%20b/
Kepler-131 b
Kepler-131 b

  • Kepler-131 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-131, located about 745.7 light-years (228.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-131 has apparent magnitude of 11.5, with absolute magnitude of 4.7.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5787 with its spectral types of G4
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-131 b orbits around the star Kepler-131 every 16.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.13 AU ( 18784746.4 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-131 b around its host star Kepler-131)


  • The Star Kepler-131 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.728 AU ( 108859418.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.006 AU ( 150472164.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.533 AU ( 229286279.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.255 AU ( 337404805.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-131 b : 87752.75 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-131)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-131 distance : 0.754 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-131 distance : 0.955 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-131 distance : 0.922 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-131 distance : 1.011 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-131 distance : 1.685 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-131 distance : 1.778 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-131)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-131 distance : 0.755 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-131 distance : 0.981 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-131 distance : 0.999 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-131 distance : 1.715 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-131 distance : 1.783 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-131)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-131 and its Exoplanet Kepler-131 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-131 and its Exoplanet Kepler-131 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-131*)
    *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