Imaginary Picture of WASP-44 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-44 b around the hoststar WASP-44
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-44 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.1400 (Rjup) 12.7783 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.8890 (Mjup) 282.6469 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0347 (AU) 0.0347 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0066
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 2.42 (Days Obs.) 2.42 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.7310
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 748417.2 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1312.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1232.8 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 997.5 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1561.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1466.1 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : WASP-44
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 1179.8
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.0 (Msun Measured) 1.0 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.9 (GY)
Temperature : 5410 (K)
Spectral type : G8V
UV portion[%]: 6.4
Visible portion[%]: 42.5
IR portion[%]: 51.0
Metalicity : 0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.1
Apparent Magnitude: 12.9
Right Ascension(RA) 3.9032
Declination (DEC) -11.9381
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 05264-00740
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors "D. R. Anderson,. Collier Cameron,. Gillon,C. Hellier,. Jehin,. Lendl,. F. L. Maxted,. Queloz,. Smalley,. M. S. Smith,. H. M. J. Triaud,. G. West,. Pepe,. Pollacco,. S_gransan,. Todd,. Udry"
Discovery Paper - Title "WASP-44b, WASP-45b and WASP-46b: three short-period, transiting extrasolar planets"
Discovery Paper - Journal Mon Not R Astron Soc (2012) 422 (3): 1988-1998. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20635.x
Discovery Paper - URL https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/422/3/1988/1041345/WASP-44b-WASP-45b-and-WASP-46b-three-short-period
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-44+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/WASP-44%20b/
WASP-44 b
WASP-44 b

  • WASP-44 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-44, located about 1179.8 light-years (361.7 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star WASP-44 has apparent magnitude of 12.9, with absolute magnitude of 5.1.
  • It is 1.0 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5410 with its spectral types of G8V
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-44 b orbits around the star WASP-44 every 2.4 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 5195534.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-44 b around its host star WASP-44)


  • The Star WASP-44 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.588 AU ( 87929049.2 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.812 AU ( 121540924.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.238 AU ( 185201472.0 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.822 AU ( 272532079.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-44 b : 748417.22 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-44)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.622 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.788 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.761 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.835 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-44 distance : 1.407 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-44 distance : 1.484 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-44)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.619 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.811 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-44 distance : 0.819 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-44 distance : 1.431 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-44 distance : 1.489 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-44)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-44 and its Exoplanet WASP-44 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-44 and its Exoplanet WASP-44 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-44*)
    *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