Imaginary Picture of Kepler-557 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-557 b around the hoststar Kepler-557
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-557 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19345002+4136544 b, K00452.01, KIC 6291033 b, KOI-452 b, KOI-452.01, WISE J193450.01+413654.4 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2380 (Rjup) 2.6677 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0207 (Mjup) 6.5709 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0485 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0101
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.71 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9233
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 3686929.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1955.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1836.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1486.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 2325.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 2184.1 (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-557
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19345002+4136544, KIC 6291033, KOI-452, WISE J193450.01+413654.4"
Star Distance(LY) : 6863.2
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 2.2 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.2 (GY)
Temperature : 6190 (K)
Spectral type : G0
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 1.9
Apparent Magnitude: 13.6
Right Ascension(RA) 293.7085
Declination (DEC) 41.6151
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "Timothy D. Morton, Stephen T. Bryson, Jeffrey L. Coughlin, Jason F. Rowe, Ganesh Ravichandran, Erik A. Petigura, Michael R. Haas, and Natalie M. Batalha"
Discovery Paper - Title FALSE POSITIVE PROBABILITIES FOR ALL KEPLER OBJECTS OF INTEREST: 1284 NEWLY VALIDATED PLANETS AND 490 LIKELY FALSE POSITIVES
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-557&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-557%20b/
Kepler-557 b
Kepler-557 b

  • Kepler-557 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-557, located about 6863.2 light-years (2104.3 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star Kepler-557 has apparent magnitude of 13.6, with absolute magnitude of 1.9.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 2.2 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6190 with its spectral types of G0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-557 b orbits around the star Kepler-557 every 3.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7259539.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-557 b around its host star Kepler-557)


  • The Star Kepler-557 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.823 AU ( 272691591.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.520 AU ( 376931042.0 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.839 AU ( 574359493.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 5.650 AU ( 845195155.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-557 b : 3686929.26 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-557)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-557 distance : 1.843 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-557 distance : 2.333 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-557 distance : 2.254 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-557 distance : 2.470 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-557 distance : 4.081 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-557 distance : 4.305 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-557)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-557 distance : 1.861 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-557 distance : 2.394 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-557 distance : 2.463 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-557 distance : 4.155 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-557 distance : 4.320 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-557)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-557 and its Exoplanet Kepler-557 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-557 and its Exoplanet Kepler-557 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-557*)
    *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