Imaginary Picture of Kepler-161 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-161 b around the hoststar Kepler-161
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-161 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19220395+4305017 b, K00457.01, KIC 7440748 b, KOI-457 b, KOI-457.01, WISE J192203.95+430501.9 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1890 (Rjup) 2.1185 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0167 (Mjup) 5.3030 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0540 (AU) 0.0540 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0135
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.92 (Days Obs.) 5.22 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.1816
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 163630.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 897.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 843.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 682.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1067.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1002.5 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-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-161
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19220395+4305017, KIC 7440748, KOI-457, WISE J192203.95+430501.9"
Star Distance(LY) : 1417.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.8 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5108 (K)
Spectral type : K1
UV portion[%]: 3.8
Visible portion[%]: 38.1
IR portion[%]: 58.1
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.6
Apparent Magnitude: 12.8
Right Ascension(RA) 290.5165
Declination (DEC) 43.0838
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-161+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-161%20b/
Kepler-161 b
Kepler-161 b

  • Kepler-161 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-161, located about 1417.1 light-years (434.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-161 has apparent magnitude of 12.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.6.
  • It is 0.8 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5108 with its spectral types of K1
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-161 b orbits around the star Kepler-161 every 4.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 8078285.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-161 b around its host star Kepler-161)


  • The Star Kepler-161 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.427 AU ( 63926611.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.591 AU ( 88363283.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.900 AU ( 134646088.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.324 AU ( 198137618.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-161 b : 163630.57 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-161)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.460 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.582 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.562 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.617 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-161 distance : 1.051 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-161 distance : 1.108 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-161)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.456 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.600 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-161 distance : 0.603 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-161 distance : 1.069 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-161 distance : 1.111 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-161)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-161 and its Exoplanet Kepler-161 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-161 and its Exoplanet Kepler-161 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-161*)
    *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