Imaginary Picture of WASP-50 b

Display orbital revolution of WASP-50 b around the hoststar WASP-50
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Exoplanet Name : WASP-50 b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 1.1380 (Rjup) 12.7558 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 1.4370 (Mjup) 456.8769 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0291 (AU) 0.0291 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0090
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0054
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 1.96 (Days Obs.) 1.96 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 2.8079
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 898320.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1374.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1290.4 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1044.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1634.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1534.5 (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-50
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 613.5
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.9 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 8.1 (GY)
Temperature : 5400 (K)
Spectral type : G9
UV portion[%]: 6.4
Visible portion[%]: 42.4
IR portion[%]: 51.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 5.2
Apparent Magnitude: 11.6
Right Ascension(RA) 43.6881
Declination (DEC) -10.8981
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID 05290-00462
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=WASP-50+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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WASP-50 b
WASP-50 b

  • WASP-50 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-50, located about 613.5 light-years (188.1 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2011.
  • The host star WASP-50 has apparent magnitude of 11.6, with absolute magnitude of 5.2.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.9 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5400 with its spectral types of G9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet WASP-50 b orbits around the star WASP-50 every 2.0 days with its orbital distance of 0.03 AU ( 4357786.0 km)
  • (Projected orbit of WASP-50 b around its host star WASP-50)


  • The Star WASP-50 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.540 AU ( 80800071.8 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.747 AU ( 111686814.8 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.138 AU ( 170185989.6 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.674 AU ( 250436139.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of WASP-50 b : 898320.09 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star WASP-50)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.572 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.725 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.700 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.768 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-50 distance : 1.294 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-50 distance : 1.365 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star WASP-50)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.569 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.746 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star WASP-50 distance : 0.753 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star WASP-50 distance : 1.316 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star WASP-50 distance : 1.369 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star WASP-50)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star WASP-50 and its Exoplanet WASP-50 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star WASP-50 and its Exoplanet WASP-50 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star WASP-50*)
    *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