Imaginary Picture of WASP-160 B b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-160 B b around the hoststar WASP-160 B
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-160 B b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.0930 (Rjup) 12.2514 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.2810 (Mjup) 89.3406 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0455 (AU) 0.0455 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0103
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.77 (Days Obs.) 3.76 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.5952
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 355937.6 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1090.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1023.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 828.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1296.4 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1217.5 (K)
Size Class: 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-160 B
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 946.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 8.2 (GY)
Temperature : 5302 (K)
Spectral type : K0V
UV portion[%]: 5.8
Visible portion[%]: 41.4
IR portion[%]: 52.7
Metalicity : 0.4
Absolute Magnitude: 5.8
Apparent Magnitude: 13.1
Right Ascension(RA) 87.6794
Declination (DEC) -27.6232
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WASP-160 B b
WASP-160 B b

  • WASP-160 B b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-160 B, located about 946.0 light-years (290.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star WASP-160 B has apparent magnitude of 13.1, with absolute magnitude of 5.8.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5302 with its spectral types of K0V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-160 B b orbits around the star WASP-160 B every 3.8 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 6806703.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-160 B b around its host star WASP-160 B)


  • The Star WASP-160 B 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.531 AU ( 79442708.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.734 AU ( 109810584.4 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.119 AU ( 167327029.7 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.646 AU ( 246229054.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-160 B b : 355937.61 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-160 B)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.566 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.716 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.692 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.759 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-160 B distance : 1.284 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-160 B distance : 1.354 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-160 B)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.562 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.737 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-160 B distance : 0.743 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-160 B distance : 1.306 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-160 B distance : 1.358 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-160 B)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-160 B and its Exoplanet WASP-160 B b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-160 B and its Exoplanet WASP-160 B b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-160 B*)
    *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