Imaginary Picture of WASP-106 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-106 b around the hoststar WASP-106
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-106 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0850 (Rjup) 12.1618 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.9250 (Mjup) 612.0307 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0917 (AU) 0.0917 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0254
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 9.29 (Days Obs.) 9.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 4.1379
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 646866.4 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1265.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1188.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 961.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1505.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1413.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection : Radial Velocity
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-106
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1035.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.3 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6000 (K)
Spectral type : F9
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 3.7
Apparent Magnitude: 11.2
Right Ascension(RA) 166.4297
Declination (DEC) -5.0794
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "A. M. S. Smith, D. R. Anderson, D. J. Armstrong, S. C. C. Barros, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, D. J. A. Brown, A. Collier Cameron, L. Delrez, F. Faedi, M. Gillon, Y. G_mez Maqueo Chew, G. H_brard, E. Jehin, M. Lendl, T. M. Louden, P. F. L. Maxted, G. Montagnier, M. Neveu-VanMalle, H. P. Osborn, F. Pepe, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, J. W. Rostron, D. Segransan, B. Smalley, A. H. M. J. Triaud, O. D. Turner, S. Udry, S. R. Walker, R. G. West, P. J. Wheatley"
Discovery Paper - Title WASP-104b and WASP-106b: two transiting hot Jupiters in 1.75-day and 9.3-day orbits
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-106+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-106%20b/
WASP-106 b
WASP-106 b
  • WASP-106 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-106, located about 1035.4 light-years (317.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star WASP-106 has apparent magnitude of 11.2, with absolute magnitude of 3.7.
  • It is 1.3 times more massive and 1.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6000 with its spectral types of F9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-106 b orbits around the star WASP-106 every 9.3 days with its orbital distance of 0.09 AU ( 13718124.7 km)
    • (Projected orbit of WASP-106 b around its host star WASP-106)


  • The Star WASP-106 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.443 AU ( 215840203.4 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.994 AU ( 298347566.9 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 3.039 AU ( 454615667.8 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 4.472 AU ( 668986870.6 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-106 b : 646866.41 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-106)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.475 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.868 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.804 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.978 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-106 distance : 3.281 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-106 distance : 3.461 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-106)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.484 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.919 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-106 distance : 1.964 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-106 distance : 3.340 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-106 distance : 3.473 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-106)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-106 and its Exoplanet WASP-106 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-106 and its Exoplanet WASP-106 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-106*)
    *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