Imaginary Picture of Kepler-163 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-163 b around the hoststar Kepler-163
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-163 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19400067+4659143 b, K00471.02, KIC 10019643 b, KOI-471 b, KOI-471.02, WISE J194000.66+465914.4 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.0940 (Rjup) 1.0536 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0037 (Mjup) 1.1801 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0780 (AU) 0.0780 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0214
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.81 (Days Obs.) 8.12 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0630
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 141811.8 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 866.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 813.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 658.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1030.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 967.3 (K)
Size Class: 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-163
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19400067+4659143, KIC 10019643, KOI-471, WISE J194000.66+465914.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 2249.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5390 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 4.0
Apparent Magnitude: 13.2
Right Ascension(RA) 295.0028
Declination (DEC) 46.9873
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-163+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-163%20b/
Kepler-163 b
Kepler-163 b

  • Kepler-163 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-163, located about 2249.1 light-years (689.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-163 has apparent magnitude of 13.2, with absolute magnitude of 4.0.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5390 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-163 b orbits around the star Kepler-163 every 7.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11668633.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-163 b around its host star Kepler-163)


  • The Star Kepler-163 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.575 AU ( 85961982.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.794 AU ( 118821923.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.210 AU ( 181058316.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.781 AU ( 266435244.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-163 b : 141811.75 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-163)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.609 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.771 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.745 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.817 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-163 distance : 1.378 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-163 distance : 1.454 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-163)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.606 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.794 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-163 distance : 0.801 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-163 distance : 1.402 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-163 distance : 1.458 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-163)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-163 and its Exoplanet Kepler-163 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-163 and its Exoplanet Kepler-163 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-163*)
    *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