Imaginary Picture of WASP-41 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-41 b around the hoststar WASP-41
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-41 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.1800 (Rjup) 13.2266 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.9400 (Mjup) 298.8617 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0400 (AU) 0.0400 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0260
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0084
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 3.05 (Days Obs.) 3.00 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.7083
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 689784.7 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1286.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1207.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 977.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1529.6 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1436.5 (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-41
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 510.4
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.0 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5450 (K)
Spectral type : G8V
UV portion[%]: 6.6
Visible portion[%]: 42.8
IR portion[%]: 50.5
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.6
Apparent Magnitude: 11.6
Right Ascension(RA) 190.6187
Declination (DEC) -30.6399
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 07247-00587
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors CUTRI R.M.; SKRUTSKIE M.F.; VAN DYK S.; BEICHMAN C.A.; CARPENTER J.M.; CHESTER T.; CAMBRESY L.; EVANS T.; FOWLER J.; GIZIS J.; HOWARD E.; HUCHRA J.; JARRETT T.; KOPAN E.L.; KIRKPATRICK J.D.; LIGHT R.M.; MARSH K.A.; McCALLON H.; SCHNEIDER S.; STIENING R.;
Discovery Paper - Title 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-41+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-41%20b/
WASP-41 b
WASP-41 b

  • WASP-41 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-41, located about 510.4 light-years (156.5 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2010.
  • The host star WASP-41 has apparent magnitude of 11.6, with absolute magnitude of 5.6.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 1.0 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5450 with its spectral types of G8V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-41 b orbits around the star WASP-41 every 3.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.04 AU ( 5983914.8 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-41 b around its host star WASP-41)


  • The Star WASP-41 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.650 AU ( 97223777.5 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.898 AU ( 134388668.1 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.369 AU ( 204778590.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 2.014 AU ( 301340665.9 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-41 b : 689784.74 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-41)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.687 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.869 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.840 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.921 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-41 distance : 1.550 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-41 distance : 1.635 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-41)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.683 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.895 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-41 distance : 0.904 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-41 distance : 1.577 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-41 distance : 1.640 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-41)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-41 and its Exoplanet WASP-41 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-41 and its Exoplanet WASP-41 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-41*)
    *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