Imaginary Picture of WASP-136 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-136 b around the hoststar WASP-136
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-136 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.3800 (Rjup) 15.4684 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.5100 (Mjup) 480.0864 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0661 (AU) 0.0661 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0143
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 5.22 (Days Obs.) 5.05 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.0064
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 820837.9 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1343.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1261.6 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1020.8 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1597.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1500.3 (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-136
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 534.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.5 (Msun Measured) 1.4 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 3.6 (GY)
Temperature : 6260 (K)
Spectral type : F8
UV portion[%]: 7.8
Visible portion[%]: 44.8
IR portion[%]: 47.4
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 3.9
Apparent Magnitude: 10.0
Right Ascension(RA) 0.3258
Declination (DEC) -8.9263
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-136+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
WASP-136 b
WASP-136 b

  • WASP-136 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-136, located about 534.9 light-years (164.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star WASP-136 has apparent magnitude of 10.0, with absolute magnitude of 3.9.
  • It is 1.5 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6260 with its spectral types of F8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-136 b orbits around the star WASP-136 every 5.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.07 AU ( 9888419.3 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-136 b around its host star WASP-136)


  • The Star WASP-136 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.172 AU ( 175261234.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.619 AU ( 242256826.7 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.468 AU ( 369145792.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.631 AU ( 543214204.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-136 b : 820837.89 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-136)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.179 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.493 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.442 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.581 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-136 distance : 2.608 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-136 distance : 2.751 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-136)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.193 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.532 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-136 distance : 1.578 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-136 distance : 2.655 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-136 distance : 2.761 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-136)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-136 and its Exoplanet WASP-136 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-136 and its Exoplanet WASP-136 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-136*)
    *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