Imaginary Picture of L 168-9 b

Display orbital revolution of L 168-9 b around the hoststar L 168-9
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Exoplanet Name : L 168-9 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1240 (Rjup) 1.3899 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0145 (Mjup) 4.6101 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0209 (AU) 0.0209 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.2100
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0038
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.40 (Days Obs.) 1.40 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.3863
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 210539.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 956.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 897.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 726.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1136.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1067.7 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Spectrum
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : L 168-9
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 82.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.6 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.6 (Msun Measured) 0.6 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3800 (K)
Spectral type : M1V
UV portion[%]: 0.4
Visible portion[%]: 19.5
IR portion[%]: 80.1
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 9.0
Apparent Magnitude: 11.0
Right Ascension(RA) 350.0314
Declination (DEC) -60.0653
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=L+168-9+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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L 168-9 b
L 168-9 b

  • L 168-9 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star L 168-9, located about 82.1 light-years (25.2 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2020.
  • The host star L 168-9 has apparent magnitude of 11.0, with absolute magnitude of 9.0.
  • It is 0.6 times more massive and 0.6 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3800 with its spectral types of M1V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet L 168-9 b orbits around the star L 168-9 every 1.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3128091.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of L 168-9 b around its host star L 168-9)


  • The Star L 168-9 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.188 AU ( 28078671.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.259 AU ( 38812061.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.395 AU ( 59140993.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.582 AU ( 87028562.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of L 168-9 b : 210539.52 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star L 168-9)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.211 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.267 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.258 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.284 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.512 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.540 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star L 168-9)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.209 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.276 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.276 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.520 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star L 168-9 distance : 0.541 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star L 168-9)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star L 168-9 and its Exoplanet L 168-9 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star L 168-9 and its Exoplanet L 168-9 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star L 168-9*)
    *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