Imaginary Picture of Kepler-863 b

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-863 b around the hoststar Kepler-863
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-863 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19503948+4314562 b, K01495.01, KIC 7629518 b, KOI-1495 b, KOI-1495.01, WISE J195039.47+431456.1 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2590 (Rjup) 2.9031 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0224 (Mjup) 7.1085 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.1205 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0427
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 15.59 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8434
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 165005.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 899.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 844.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 683.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1069.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1004.6 (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-863
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19503948+4314562, KIC 7629518, KOI-1495, WISE J195039.47+431456.1"
Star Distance(LY) : 4904.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.8 (GY)
Temperature : 5902 (K)
Spectral type : G5
UV portion[%]: 7.5
Visible portion[%]: 44.3
IR portion[%]: 48.2
Metalicity : -0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.3
Apparent Magnitude: 14.2
Right Ascension(RA) 297.6645
Declination (DEC) 43.2490
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 719 LIKELY FALSE POSITIVES
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-863&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-863%20b/
Kepler-863 b
Kepler-863 b

  • Kepler-863 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-863, located about 4904.4 light-years (1503.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star Kepler-863 has apparent magnitude of 14.2, with absolute magnitude of 3.3.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5902 with its spectral types of G5
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-863 b orbits around the star Kepler-863 every 15.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.12 AU ( 18027638.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-863 b around its host star Kepler-863)


  • The Star Kepler-863 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.958 AU ( 143257756.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.324 AU ( 198019656.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.017 AU ( 301738135.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.968 AU ( 444020884.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-863 b : 165005.34 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-863)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-863 distance : 0.985 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-863 distance : 1.248 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-863 distance : 1.205 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-863 distance : 1.321 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-863 distance : 2.196 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-863 distance : 2.316 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-863)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-863 distance : 0.989 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-863 distance : 1.281 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-863 distance : 1.308 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-863 distance : 2.235 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-863 distance : 2.324 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-863)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-863 and its Exoplanet Kepler-863 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-863 and its Exoplanet Kepler-863 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-863*)
    *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