Imaginary Picture of WASP-126 c

Display orbital revolution of WASP-126 c around the hoststar WASP-126
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-126 c
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2020 (Mjup) 64.2235 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0000 (AU) 0.0788 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0250
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0209
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 7.63 (Days Obs.) 0.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.6202
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 360744.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1093.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1027.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 831.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1300.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1221.6 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : TTV
Mass Detection : TTV
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-126
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 710.7
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.3 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.1 (Msun Measured) 1.1 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 6.4 (GY)
Temperature : 5800 (K)
Spectral type : G2
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 10.8
Right Ascension(RA) 63.3739
Declination (DEC) -69.2269
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 09153-00833
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-126+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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WASP-126 c
WASP-126 c

  • WASP-126 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-126, located about 710.7 light-years (217.9 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2019.
  • The host star WASP-126 has apparent magnitude of 10.8, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 1.1 times more massive and 1.3 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5800 with its spectral types of G2
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-126 c orbits around the star WASP-126 every 7.6 days with its orbital distance of 0.08 AU ( 11783861.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-126 c around its host star WASP-126)


  • The Star WASP-126 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.926 AU ( 138457925.6 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.279 AU ( 191385036.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.949 AU ( 291628442.2 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.869 AU ( 429144028.2 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-126 c : 360744.56 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-126)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-126 distance : 0.958 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-126 distance : 1.213 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-126 distance : 1.172 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-126 distance : 1.285 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-126 distance : 2.141 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-126 distance : 2.258 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-126)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-126 distance : 0.960 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-126 distance : 1.247 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-126 distance : 1.270 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-126 distance : 2.179 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-126 distance : 2.266 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-126)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-126 and its Exoplanet WASP-126 c)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-126 and its Exoplanet WASP-126 c (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-126*)
    *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