Imaginary Picture of WASP-102 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-102 b around the hoststar WASP-102
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-102 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.2590 (Rjup) 14.1121 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.6240 (Mjup) 198.3933 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0401 (AU) 0.0401 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0074
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.71 (Days Obs.) 2.72 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.9962
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1681968.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1607.3 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1509.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1221.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1911.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1795.0 (K)
Size Class: Super-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 : WASP-102
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1667.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.6 (GY)
Temperature : 5940 (K)
Spectral type : G0
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.2
Apparent Magnitude: 12.7
Right Ascension(RA) 336.4644
Declination (DEC) 15.8567
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-102+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
WASP-102 b
WASP-102 b

  • WASP-102 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-102, located about 1667.1 light-years (511.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star WASP-102 has apparent magnitude of 12.7, with absolute magnitude of 4.2.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5940 with its spectral types of G0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-102 b orbits around the star WASP-102 every 2.7 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5998874.6 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-102 b around its host star WASP-102)


  • The Star WASP-102 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.017 AU ( 152198039.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.406 AU ( 210377464.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.143 AU ( 320568699.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.153 AU ( 471730884.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-102 b : 1681968.88 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-102)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.044 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.322 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.277 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.400 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-102 distance : 2.325 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-102 distance : 2.453 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-102)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.049 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.358 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-102 distance : 1.388 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-102 distance : 2.367 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-102 distance : 2.461 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-102)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-102 and its Exoplanet WASP-102 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-102 and its Exoplanet WASP-102 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-102*)
    *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