Imaginary Picture of Qatar-9 b

Display orbital revolution of Qatar-9 b around the hoststar Qatar-9
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Exoplanet Name : Qatar-9 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0090 (Rjup) 11.3099 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.1900 (Mjup) 378.3462 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0234 (AU) 0.0234 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0042
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.54 (Days Obs.) 1.54 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.9578
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 374022.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1103.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1036.5 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 838.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1312.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1232.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection : Primary Transit
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Qatar-9
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 689.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.7 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.7 (Msun Measured) 0.7 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 7.5 (GY)
Temperature : 4309 (K)
Spectral type : K5V
UV portion[%]: 0.9
Visible portion[%]: 27.6
IR portion[%]: 71.5
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 7.5
Apparent Magnitude: 14.1
Right Ascension(RA) 160.7481
Declination (DEC) 60.9642
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Qatar-9 b
Qatar-9 b

  • Qatar-9 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Qatar-9, located about 689.5 light-years (211.4 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star Qatar-9 has apparent magnitude of 14.1, with absolute magnitude of 7.5.
  • It is 0.7 times more massive and 0.7 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 4309 with its spectral types of K5V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Qatar-9 b orbits around the star Qatar-9 every 1.5 days with its orbital distance of 0.02 AU ( 3500590.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Qatar-9 b around its host star Qatar-9)


  • The Star Qatar-9 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.280 AU ( 41881318.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.387 AU ( 57890926.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.590 AU ( 88212960.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.868 AU ( 129809235.8 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Qatar-9 b : 374022.35 W/m2

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



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.311 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.394 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.380 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.418 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.736 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.777 AU

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



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.307 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.407 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.406 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.748 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Qatar-9 distance : 0.778 AU

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



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



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

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Qatar-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