Imaginary Picture of Kepler-138 e

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-138 e around the hoststar Kepler-138
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-138 e
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0711 (Rjup) 0.7966 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0014 (Mjup) 0.4292 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0397 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0110
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.00 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6763
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 32859.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 600.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 564.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 456.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 714.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 671.1 (K)
Size Class: 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 : Kepler-138
Alternate Name : "KOI-314, 2MASS J19213157+4317347, KIC 7603200, WISE J192131.55+431734.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 218.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.5 (Msun Measured) 0.5 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3841 (K)
Spectral type : M1 V
UV portion[%]: 0.5
Visible portion[%]: 20.3
IR portion[%]: 79.2
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 6.2
Apparent Magnitude: 10.3
Right Ascension(RA) 290.3815
Declination (DEC) 43.2930
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Kepler-138 e
Kepler-138 e

  • Kepler-138 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-138, located about 218.5 light-years (67.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2022.
  • The host star Kepler-138 has apparent magnitude of 10.3, with absolute magnitude of 6.2.
  • It is 0.5 times more massive and 0.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3841 with its spectral types of M1 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-138 e orbits around the star Kepler-138 every 4.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5932526.7 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-138 e around its host star Kepler-138)


  • The Star Kepler-138 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.141 AU ( 21037755.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.194 AU ( 29079675.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.296 AU ( 44310990.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.436 AU ( 65205564.1 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-138 e : 32859.34 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-138)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.158 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.200 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.193 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.212 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.383 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.404 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-138)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.156 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.207 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.207 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.389 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-138 distance : 0.404 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-138)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-138 and its Exoplanet Kepler-138 e)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-138 and its Exoplanet Kepler-138 e (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-138*)
    *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