Imaginary Picture of Kepler-246 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-246 b around the hoststar Kepler-246
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-246 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19455602+4239483 b, K00874.01, KIC 7134976 b, KOI-874 b, KOI-874.01, WISE J194556.01+423948.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2090 (Rjup) 2.3427 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0183 (Mjup) 5.8230 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0520 (AU) 0.0520 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0126
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.60 (Days Obs.) 4.67 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.0610
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 179270.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 918.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 862.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 697.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1092.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1025.6 (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-246
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19455602+4239483, KIC 7134976, KOI-874, WISE J194556.01+423948.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 2041.3
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5088 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 5.0
Visible portion[%]: 40.2
IR portion[%]: 54.7
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.6
Apparent Magnitude: 13.6
Right Ascension(RA) 296.4834
Declination (DEC) 42.6634
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-246+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-246%20b/
Kepler-246 b
Kepler-246 b

  • Kepler-246 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-246, located about 2041.3 light-years (625.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-246 has apparent magnitude of 13.6, with absolute magnitude of 4.6.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5088 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-246 b orbits around the star Kepler-246 every 4.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7779089.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-246 b around its host star Kepler-246)


  • The Star Kepler-246 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.431 AU ( 64433769.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.595 AU ( 89064307.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.907 AU ( 135714295.1 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.335 AU ( 199709530.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-246 b : 179270.56 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-246)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.464 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.587 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.567 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.623 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-246 distance : 1.061 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-246 distance : 1.119 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-246)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.459 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.605 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-246 distance : 0.608 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-246 distance : 1.079 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-246 distance : 1.122 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-246)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-246 and its Exoplanet Kepler-246 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-246 and its Exoplanet Kepler-246 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-246*)
    *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