Imaginary Picture of WASP-140 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-140 b around the hoststar WASP-140
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-140 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.4400 (Rjup) 16.1410 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.4400 (Mjup) 775.7687 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0323 (AU) 0.0323 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0470
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0061
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.24 (Days Obs.) 2.23 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.9776
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 681053.5 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1282.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1204.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 974.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1524.7 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1431.9 (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-140
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 587.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 1.6 (GY)
Temperature : 5260 (K)
Spectral type : K0
UV portion[%]: 5.5
Visible portion[%]: 41.0
IR portion[%]: 53.5
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 4.8
Apparent Magnitude: 11.1
Right Ascension(RA) 60.3875
Declination (DEC) -20.4511
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-140+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link
WASP-140 b
WASP-140 b

  • WASP-140 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-140, located about 587.1 light-years (180.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2016.
  • The host star WASP-140 has apparent magnitude of 11.1, with absolute magnitude of 4.8.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5260 with its spectral types of K0
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-140 b orbits around the star WASP-140 every 2.2 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4832011.2 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-140 b around its host star WASP-140)


  • The Star WASP-140 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.521 AU ( 78009744.1 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.721 AU ( 107829852.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.098 AU ( 164308832.9 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.616 AU ( 241787645.5 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-140 b : 681053.53 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-140)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.557 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.705 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.681 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.747 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-140 distance : 1.265 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-140 distance : 1.334 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-140)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.553 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.726 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-140 distance : 0.731 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-140 distance : 1.287 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-140 distance : 1.338 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-140)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-140 and its Exoplanet WASP-140 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-140 and its Exoplanet WASP-140 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-140*)
    *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