Imaginary Picture of Kepler-22 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-22 b around the hoststar Kepler-22
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-22 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19165219+4753040 b, K00087.01, KIC 10593626 b, KOI-87 b, KOI-87.01, WISE J191652.14+475303.2 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2120 (Rjup) 2.3763 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.1130 (Mjup) 35.9270 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.8490 (AU) 0.8490 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.7936
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 289.86 (Days Obs.) 290.11 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 6.3623
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1147.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 259.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 244.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 197.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 308.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 290.1 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-22
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19165219+4753040, KIC 10593626, KOI-87, WISE J191652.14+475303.2"
Star Distance(LY) : 634.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5528 (K)
Spectral type : G5 V
UV portion[%]: 7.0
Visible portion[%]: 43.3
IR portion[%]: 49.7
Metalicity : -0.3
Absolute Magnitude: 5.6
Apparent Magnitude: 12.0
Right Ascension(RA) 289.2175
Declination (DEC) 47.8845
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 03546-02301
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "William J. Borucki1, David G. Koch1, Natalie Batalha2, Stephen T. Bryson1, Jason Rowe3, Francois Fressin4, Guillermo Torres4, Douglas A. Caldwell3, J_rgen Christensen-Dalsgaard5,6, William D. Cochran7Show full author list "
Discovery Paper - Title Kepler-22b: A 2.4 EARTH-RADIUS PLANET IN THE HABITABLE ZONE OF A SUN-LIKE STAR
Discovery Paper - Journal "The Astrophysical Journal,olume 745,umber 2"
Discovery Paper - URL http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/745/2/120/meta
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-22+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-22%20b/
Kepler-22 b
Kepler-22 b

  • Kepler-22 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-22, located about 634.7 light-years (194.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star Kepler-22 has apparent magnitude of 12.0, with absolute magnitude of 5.6.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5528 with its spectral types of G5 V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-22 b orbits around the star Kepler-22 every 289.9 days with its orbital distance of 0.85 AU ( 127008592.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-22 b around its host star Kepler-22)


  • The Star Kepler-22 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.563 AU ( 84180811.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.778 AU ( 116359880.3 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.185 AU ( 177306707.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.744 AU ( 260914586.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-22 b : 1147.89 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-22)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.592 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.749 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.724 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.794 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-22 distance : 1.333 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-22 distance : 1.406 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-22)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.590 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.771 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-22 distance : 0.781 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-22 distance : 1.356 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-22 distance : 1.410 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-22)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-22 and its Exoplanet Kepler-22 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-22 and its Exoplanet Kepler-22 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-22*)
    *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